Kilo Lingo

/di mwa/

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Translation

tell me (informal)

Word origin

An imperative phrase from dire ('to say', from Latin dicere) plus moi ('me', from Latin me), so literally 'tell me'.

Origin
Latin
Root
dicere
English cognates
dictate, diction

Examples

- ' , .

Tell me what happened, I want to know everything.

-, ?

Tell me, have you had news of him?

- , .

Tell me the truth, I can handle it.

- , .

Tell me the truth, I won't be angry.

- ' entretien .

Tell me how your interview went yesterday.

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This word is part of lesson 13.