How to Say ‘I'll tell you’ in Simplified Chinese
我告诉你
wǒ gào sù nǐ
[waw gow soo nee]
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me.'
我告诉你，他来了。
I’m telling you, he has come.
告诉你
gào sù nǐ
tell you; inform you
This is a verb phrase meaning to tell or inform someone directly.
我告诉你答案。
I’ll tell you the answer.
Words in this phrase
告诉
gào sù
[gow soo]
tell; inform
Means 'to tell' or 'to inform.' It is often followed by the person receiving the information.
老师告诉我们答案。
The teacher told us the answer.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A pronoun meaning 'you,' used for one person in normal conversation.
我想问你一个问题。
I want to ask you a question.
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