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3000TH: บอกว่า ☊ baawkL waaF to say that
3000TH: พูดว่า ☊ phuutF waaF to say that
3000TH: ลา ☊ laaM to say goodbye (said by person leaving)
5000FR: dire ☊ to say
5000FR: redire ☊ to say again, repeat
GBENDE: 说 to say sagen
ENDE: to say sagen
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She starts to say thank you. ☊ Cô ấy bắt đầu nói cảm ơn. ☊ Verbs 1
I want to say goodbye tonight. ☊ Tôi muốn nói tạm biệt vào tối nay. ☊ Dates and Time
Who had to say goodbye? Ai đã phải chào tạm biệt? * 089
like: to say → →
there’s no other way to say it ☊ không có cách nói nào khác ☊
if you want to say something, say it ☊ muốn nói gì thì nói ☊
much less me, to say nothing of me ☊ nói gì tôi ☊
I want to say is, What I mean to say is ☊ Ý tôi muốn nói là ☊
1161 I don't know how to say this word. How is it pronounced? ☊ Tôi không biết nói từ này như thế nào. Phát âm nó như thế nào? ☊
1993 I was really astonished. I didn't know what to say. ☊ Tôi đã thực sự kinh ngạc. Tôi đã không biết phải nói gì. ☊
My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.'> 2015 My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.'> My lawyer said I shouldn't say anything to the police. > My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police. My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.'> ☊ Luật sư của tôi nói tôi không nên nói gì với cảnh sát. > Luật sư của tôi khuyên tôi đừng nói gì với cảnh sát. ☊
2079 It was a stupid thing to say. I said it without thinking. ☊ Nói ra điều đó thật ngu xuẩn. Tôi đã nói mà không suy nghĩ. ☊
I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first. ☊ actually ☊
The boy wasn't afraid to say what he believed. ☊ afraid ☊
He's no better, I'm afraid to say. ☊ I'm afraid ☊
it annoys sb when...: It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. ☊ annoy ☊
I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her. ☊ ashamed ☊
for the attention of... (= written on the envelope of an official letter to say who should deal with it) ☊ attention ☊
What a beautiful thing to say! ☊ beautiful ☊
Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly). ☊ brief ☊
Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say. ☊ content ☊
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). ☊ dead ☊
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. ☊ defence ☊
She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming. ☊ even ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
Freedom of expression (= freedom to say what you think) is a basic human right. ☊ expression ☊
What an extraordinary thing to say! ☊ extraordinary ☊
I think it is fair to say that they are pleased with this latest offer. ☊ fair ☊
I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult). ☊ fairly ☊
I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject. ☊ find ☊
After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say. ☊ hang up ☊
'When will the job be finished?' 'It's hard to say.' (= it is difficult to be certain) ☊ hard ☊
Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him? ☊ have ☊
hear what...: We'd better hear what they have to say. ☊ hear ☊
judge sb/sth + adj.: They judged it wise to say nothing. ☊ judge ☊
He always manages to say the wrong thing. ☊ manage ☊
I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say). ☊ meaning ☊
She opened her mouth to say something. ☊ mouth ☊
Nobody knew what to say. ☊ nobody ☊
It's nonsense to say they don't care. ☊ nonsense ☊
Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening. ☊ note ☊
'Ought I to write to say thank you?' 'Yes, I think you ought (to).' ☊ ought to ☊
With your permission, I'd like to say a few words. ☊ permission ☊
to say your prayers ☊ prayer ☊
'Why do you want to know?' 'No reason ' (= I do not want to say why). ☊ reason ☊
It was ridiculous that this should be so difficult to say. ☊ ridiculous ☊
She rang to say she'd be late. ☊ ring ☊
Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. ☊ sad ☊
Just what is the artist trying to say in her work? ☊ say ☊
That's not to say it's a bad movie (= it is good but it is not without faults). ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): It's hard to say what caused the accident. ☊ say ☊
to say a prayer ☊ say ☊
Try to say that line with more conviction. ☊ say ☊
say sth: Be quiet, I have something to say. ☊ say ☊
That's a terrible thing to say. ☊ say ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
He searched desperately for something to say. ☊ search ☊
send to do sth: She sent to say that she was coming home. ☊ send ☊
Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). ☊ sick ☊
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think) ☊ speech ☊
There is no need to state the obvious (= to say sth that everyone already knows). ☊ state ☊
Strange to say, I don't really enjoy television. ☊ strange ☊
I have nothing more to say on the subject. ☊ subject ☊
I don't know what you're talking about (= used to say that you did not do sth that sb has accused you of). ☊ talk ☊
He telephoned to say he'd be late. ☊ telephone ☊
That's a terrible thing to say! ☊ terrible ☊
to say the right/wrong thing ☊ thing ☊
I don't know what to say. ☊ to ☊
It's too soon to say if he'll survive. ☊ too ☊
Well, really! What a thing to say! ☊ well ☊
The wisest course of action is just to say nothing. ☊ wise ☊
I'd like to say a few words about future plans. ☊ word ☊
There are no words to say how sorry we are. ☊ word ☊
wrong (sth to do): I realized that it was the wrong thing to say. ☊ wrong ☊
Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but... ☊ get sb wrong ☊
dire ☊ je décrochais le téléphone sans rien dire à personne ☊
redire ☊ je te l’ai dit et redit ☊