How to Say ‘I’ll tell you’ in Mexican Spanish
Te cuento
teh KWEHN-toh
[teh KWEHN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often puts the little object word before the verb: [te cuento] = "I tell you / I'll tell you." You can reuse that pattern with [te explico] and [te digo].
Phrase Breakdown
Te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
cuento
[KWEHN-toh]
I tell / I'll tell
From contar, used here to offer a short explanation or description.
Con gusto te Cuento cómo es nuestra cultura.
Gladly, I'll tell you what our culture is like.
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