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dire

"dire" means "to say, to tell" in French. It is number 71 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to say, to tell

IPA

/diʁ/

Forms in this course

dit, dis, dirait, disais, disent, disait

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Bien dit !
  Well said!
  Tatoeba: Cocorico / joshodude_1308
• Que dit-elle ?
  What does she say?
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / sacredceltic
• Que dit-il ?
  What does he say?
  Tatoeba: Rovo / Jane_Austen

Learned together

In the course, "dire" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• être to be
• avoir to have
• faire to do, to make
• aller to go
• savoir to know
• vouloir to want, wish, desire
• pouvoir can, to be able to
• voir to see
• falloir to be necessary, must (il faut)

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