decir
to say, to tell
"Dije la verdad y sonó menos creíble."
I told the truth and it sounded less believable.
to mean
"¿Qué quiere decir esta factura con tantos ceros?"
What does this bill with so many zeros mean?
masculine noun
· #97 most common nounsaying, expression, turn of phrase
"Fue solo un decir, no una promesa."
It was just a figure of speech, not a promise.
decir infinitive
Base forms
Present "I say"
yo digo
"Siempre digo que el café es mi alma gemela."
I always say that coffee is my soulmate.
"Te digo que esa serie es adictiva, créeme."
I'm telling you that show is addictive, trust me.
"No digo nombres, pero alguien se comió mi postre."
I won't name names, but someone ate my dessert.
tú dices
"¿Me dices la verdad o solo me calmas?"
Are you telling me the truth or just calming me down?
"Cuando dices 'en cinco minutos', ¿hablas en tiempo real?"
When you say 'in five minutes,' are you speaking in real time?
"Dices que no tienes hambre, pero miras mi pizza."
You say you're not hungry, but you're looking at my pizza.
él/ella dice
"Mi abuela dice que el amor entra por el estómago."
My grandmother says that love enters through the stomach.
"La app dice que llegaré en diez minutos, pero aquí sigo."
The app says I'll arrive in ten minutes, but here I still am.
"Nadie dice 'no' a tacos gratis, es ley universal."
Nobody says 'no' to free tacos, it's universal law.
Preterite "I said"
él/ella dijo
"Dijo 'vuelvo en un segundo' y desapareció por horas."
She said 'I'll be back in a second' and disappeared for hours.
"Einstein dijo que todo es relativo, incluido llegar a tiempo."
Einstein said everything is relative, including arriving on time.
"Mi perro me miró y casi dijo 'dame ese sándwich'."
My dog looked at me and almost said 'give me that sandwich.'
nosotros dijimos
"Nos dijimos 'solo una serie más' y amaneció."
We told ourselves 'just one more episode' and dawn broke.
"Dijimos que íbamos al gym, pero fuimos por helado."
We said we were going to the gym, but we went for ice cream.
"Le dijimos adiós al verano con una playlist épica."
We said goodbye to summer with an epic playlist.
Imperfect "I used to say"
Future "I will say"
Conditional "I would say"
Present subjunctive "that I say"
tú digas
"No digas spoilers o te bloqueo de por vida."
Don't say spoilers or I'll block you for life.
"Espero que digas la verdad, aunque duela un poco."
I hope you tell the truth, even if it hurts a little.
"Cuando digas 'te lo dije', por favor hazlo con cariño."
When you say 'I told you so,' please do it with love.