🇬🇧🇪🇸 say - decir : English Lesson

Meaning of "say" ("decir"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To say means to use your mouth and voice to speak words so other people can hear what you are thinking or feeling.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My baby brother can only say three words: “No,” “Mine,” and “Cookie,” which explains everything about him.

When I say “Come here” to my cat, she hears “Please ignore me forever.”

The teacher didn’t have to say “Be quiet”; her eyebrow said it louder than a megaphone.

I wanted to say something cool, but my brain took a coffee break and I just said, “Potato.”

My brother likes to say he cleaned his room, but the mountains of socks say otherwise.

Anna has a small parrot. She can make the bird say words. She tells the bird, "Please say hi." The bird will not say at first. Anna says, "Say hi, say hi, say hi." The bird then says hi. The bird is small and green. Anna claps and hugs the bird. She is very happy.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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