Using dire
Dire means "to say" or "to tell":
- Je n'ai rien dit
I didn't say anything
Dis-moi la vérité
Tell me the truth
Comment dit-on "furthermore" en français ?
How do you say "furthermore" in French?
- J'ai dit que j'avais froid
I said that I was cold
Je vais lui dire qu'il doit nous aider
I'm going to tell him that he has to help us
- Qu'est-ce que tu dis de mon idée ?
What do you think of my idea?
Que dites-vous de la maison ?
What do you think about the house?
Ça te dit de sortir ?
Do you feel like going out?
Ça ne me dit rien
I don't feel like it at all, That doesn't do anything for me
Se dire
Se dire can be a pronominal or passive voice construction.
1. Pronominal
Reflexive - to say to oneself
- Je me suis dit de ne pas pleurer
I told myself not to cry
Il s'est dit, bon, il faut essayer encore une fois
He said to himself, well, I have to try again
(figurative) - to claim (to be)
Il se dit avocat
He claims to be a lawyer
Elle se dit prête
She claims she's ready
- Nous devons nous dire au revoir
We have to say good-bye (to each other)
Ils se sont enfin dit qu'ils s'aiment
They finally told each other that they love each other
2. Passive
- to be said
Ça ne se dit pas
That isn't said
Ça ne se dit plus
That isn't said anymore
Comment ça se dit en espagnol ?
How is that said in Spanish?
Expressions with dire
- ceci/cela dit - (with) that said
cela va sans dire - that goes without saying
c'est-à-dire - that is (to say)
comme on dit - so to speak, as they say
entendre dire - to hear (it said that)
J'ai entendu dire qu'il va... - I heard that he's going to...
on se dirait - you would think, you can almost imagine
vouloir dire - to mean
More expressions with dire
Conjugations
Present tense
- je dis
tu dis
il dit
nous disons
vous dites
ils disent
