Difference between revisions of "tell"
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Tell''' am sey e dey leak. |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__71, Tell him that there's a leakage.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| '''Tell''' am sey e dey leak. |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__71, Tell him that there's a leakage.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| My [[pile]] con call '''tell''' dem sey I no dey . |(NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| My [[pile]] con call '''tell''' dem sey I no dey . |(NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)}} | ||
| − | * Make person dey [[talk]] someting for mouth. | + | * Make person dey [[talk]] someting commot for mouth. |
:* {{ux|dv|I no wan '''tell'''. |(KAD_24_Biography_M__134, I don't want to talk.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|I no wan '''tell'''. |(KAD_24_Biography_M__134, I don't want to talk.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| I no sabi '''tell''' di Pidgin as e be. |(NST_cleaned__145, I don't know how to speak the Pidgin then.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| I no sabi '''tell''' di Pidgin as e be. |(NST_cleaned__145, I don't know how to speak the Pidgin then.)}} | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 28 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: tell
Pronunciation
- tɛ̂l
Verb
Transitive Verb
- Make person yarn give somebody.
- E tell am. — (IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__61, He told him.)
Intransitive
- Tell am sey e dey leak. — (BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__71, Tell him that there's a leakage.)
- My pile con call tell dem sey I no dey . — (NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)
- Make person dey talk someting commot for mouth.
- I no wan tell. — (KAD_24_Biography_M__134, I don't want to talk.)
- I no sabi tell di Pidgin as e be. — (NST_cleaned__145, I don't know how to speak the Pidgin then.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to talk