Dígale (en. Tell him)

/diˈɣale/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To instruct someone to express something or convey a message.

Tell me what you want and I will tell him/her.

Dígame qué desea y yo se lo diré.

Instruction for someone to speak on behalf of another person.

He told him/her to tell his/her brother to call him/her.

Él le dijo que le dijera a su hermano que lo llamara.

Used as an indication to inform something.

If you see María, tell her that we are here.

Si ve a María, dígale que estamos aquí.

From the verb 'decir', which comes from the Latin 'dicere'.

tell him/her yes

Indicates that one should respond affirmatively.

dígale que sí

tell him/her that I am busy

Refers to informing someone that one is not available.

dígale que está ocupado

tell him/her to call back later

Request for someone to return a call at another time.

dígale que lo llame más tarde

say

To express something in words.

decir

speak

To emit words and communicate.

hablar

inform

To transmit information or news.

informar

To harass or insist on a message.

Stop telling him/her, he/she already understood.

Deja de decírselo, ya entendió.

To quickly send a message.

If you see him/her, send the message, tell him/her!

Si lo ves, mándale el mensaje, ¡dígale!