to invent, tell made-up stories, tell lies ☊ like: nói điêu → →
Trang sagte mir das bereits. Ich werde auf den Ring aufpassen. ☊ 
Trang đã nói điều này với cháu. Cháu sẽ giữ kỹ nó. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 334) Mir ist nicht klar, worauf du hinaus willst. ☊ Tôi không rõ anh / chị định nói điều gì. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1667) Try to tell what this is just by feeling it. ☊ feel ☊
Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him? ☊ have ☊
Say it in English. ☊ in ☊
The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it. ☊ match ☊
If I might just say something... ☊ might ☊
I'll say this much for him—he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. ☊ this much ☊
repeat yourself: Do say if I'm repeating myself (= if I have already said this). ☊ repeat ☊
She said this in the tone of voice she reserved for addressing small children. ☊ reserve ☊
I'll say this for them, they're a very efficient company. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): It's hard to say what caused the accident. ☊ say ☊
It's a shame (that) you didn't say something sooner. ☊ shame ☊
He said something else that I thought was interesting. ☊ something else ☊
No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears. ☊ no sooner... than... ☊
She said the first thing that came into her head. ☊ thing ☊