Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i tell you

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.50 in modern English

Syllables
i tel-l y-ou
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Synonym of I can tell you.

Colloquial

phrase

Used to draw attention to something one has to say.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Etymology 1, or a calque of Hokkien 我共汝講 /我共汝讲 (oá kā lí kóng, “let me tell you something; listen up”).

Usage

Synonyms

I can tell you

Questions

What does i tell you mean?
Synonym of I can tell you.
Where does i tell you come from?
From Etymology 1, or a calque of Hokkien 我共汝講 /我共汝讲 (oá kā lí kóng, “let me tell you something; listen up”).

How to pronounce i tell you

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