Cuentame (en. Tell me)

/kwenˈtame/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To ask someone to narrate or recount an event.

Tell me how your trip went.

Cuentame cómo te fue en el viaje.

To request information or details about a specific topic.

Tell me about your plans for the weekend.

Cuentame sobre tus planes para el fin de semana.

To invite someone to share a personal experience.

Tell me your story, I am eager to hear it.

Cuentame tu historia, estoy ansioso por escucharla.

From the verb contar in Spanish, which comes from the Latin 'computare'.

tell me more

Ask me to explain more about the topic.

cuéntame más

tell me everything

Invitation to share full information.

cuéntame todo

tell me about you

Invitation for someone to talk about themselves.

cuéntame de ti

to tell

To narrate events or facts.

contar

to relate

To tell something in detail.

relatar

to comment

To express an opinion about something.

comentar

Informal way to ask for a story or anecdote.

When I arrived, everyone looked at me and said: 'Tell me, what happened at the party?'

Cuando llegué, todos me miraban y me dijeron: 'Cuentame, ¿qué pasó en la fiesta?'

Invitation to talk about something exciting or fun.

Instead of greeting each other, we started saying: 'Tell me what happened.'

En lugar de saludarnos, empezamos a decir: 'Cuentame lo que ocurrió.'