Usage examples of "tell" in English with translation to German

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Tell me where she lives. Sag mir, wo sie wohnt.

They made Mary tell everything. Sie brachten Mary dazu, alles zu erzählen.

Tell me which you want. Sag mir, welchen du willst.

Tell us again that joke. Erzähle uns den Witz noch einmal!

He promised not to tell. Er versprach, nichts zu sagen.

Tell me what you want. Erzähle mir, was du willst.

Tell him to call me. Sag' ihm, er soll mich anrufen.

Tell me a true story. Erzähl mir eine wahre Geschichte.

Tell her to call me. Sag' ihr, sie soll mich anrufen.

I will tell the rest tomorrow. Ich werde den Rest morgen erzählen.

I'll tell him that. Ich werde es ihm sagen.

Tell me something about your family. Erzähle mir etwas über deine Familie.

Don't tell your dad. Sage es nicht deinem Vater!

Please tell me about your problem. Bitte erzähle mir von deinen Problemen.

Tom didn’t tell everyone. Tom hat es nicht jedem gesagt.

Don't tell Father about this. Erzähl Vater nichts davon.

Please tell me the truth. Bitte sag mir die Wahrheit.

Please tell me about your trip. Bitte erzähle mir von deiner Reise.

I tried to tell you. Ich habe versucht, es dir zu sagen.

Why did you tell this joke? Warum erzähltest du diesen Witz?

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