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quoi dire

what to say

→ quoi
phrase Common #8,387
what to say Used in questions and after verbs like savoir or dire to refer to words or things to say.
FR: Je ne sais pas quoi dire.
EN: I don't know what to say.

Je sais pas quoi dire.

I don't know what to say.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Ne sachant pas quoi dire je suis restée silencieuse.

Not knowing what to say, I remained silent.

Nous ne savions quoi dire.

We didn't know what to say.

Tom ne répondit pas car il ne savait pas quoi dire.

Tom didn't answer because he didn't know what to say.

Tom savait exactement quoi dire.

Tom knew exactly what to say.

Je ne savais quoi dire devant une si belle fille.

I didn't know what to say in front of such a beautiful girl.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Nous ne savions pas quoi dire.

We didn't know what to say.

Tout à coup, personne ne sait plus quoi dire.

Suddenly, no one knows what to say.

Je ne sais vraiment pas quoi dire.

I really don't know what to say.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Ne sachant pas quoi dire, il est resté silencieux.

Not knowing what to say, he remained silent.

Je ne savais pas quoi dire d'autre.

I didn’t know what else to say.

Tom ne savait pas quoi dire ensuite.

Tom didn’t know what to say next.

Je ne sais pas quoi dire, Sebastian.

I don't know what to say, Sebastian.

— Tár (2022)

Je vais vous dire quoi dire.

I’m going to tell you what to say.

Tu sais pas quoi dire.

You don't know what to say.

— La Haine (1995)

Personne ne savait vraiment quoi dire.

No one really knew what to say.

Tom n'a pas su quoi dire après.

Tom didn't know what to say afterward.

Je sais que j'aurais dû dire quelque chose mais je ne savais pas quoi dire.

I know I should have said something, but I didn’t know what to say.

Je sais plus quoi dire !

I don't know what to say anymore!

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Martino ne savait pas quoi dire.

Martino didn't know what to say.

Vous savez quoi dire à la principale.

You know what to say to the principal.

— Picnic (1955)

Elle veut lui envoyer un message, mais elle ne sait pas quoi dire.

She wants to send him a message, but she doesn’t know what to say.

Je sais quoi dire.

I know what to say.

Quand vous ne savez pas quoi dire, vous baissez la tête et touchez votre front.

When you don't know what to say, you lower your head and touch your forehead.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

Je sais vraiment pas quoi dire.

I really don't know what to say.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Je ne savais pas quoi dire.

I didn't know what to say.

Je lui dirai quoi dire à la réunion.

I'll tell him what to say at the meeting.

Tom ne savait pas quoi dire à Mary.

Tom didn’t know what to say to Mary.

Je ne sais même plus quoi dire.

I don’t even know what to say anymore.

— Andhadhun (2018)

J'ignore quoi dire à ce sujet.

I don't know what to say about it.

Il ne savait quoi dire.

He didn't know what to say.

En fait, je ne sais quoi dire.

Actually, I don't know what to say.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Je ne sais pas quoi dire non plus.

I don't know what to say either.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Tom n'a pas répondu pas car il ne savait pas quoi dire.

Tom didn’t answer because he didn’t know what to say.

Je te dirai exactement quoi dire.

I'll tell you exactly what to say.

Comme il ne savait pas quoi dire, il est resté silencieux.

Since he didn't know what to say, he remained silent.

C'est idiot, je sais pas quoi dire.

It's silly, I don't know what to say.

— Caché (2005)

Je ne sais ni quoi faire ni quoi dire.

I don't know what to do or what to say.

Je ne savais pas du tout quoi dire.

I had no idea what to say.

Je ne sais jamais quoi dire.

I never know what to say.

Parce que je sais pas quoi dire.

Because I don't know what to say.

— Dossier 137 (2025)

Tom ne sait pas quoi dire.

Tom doesn't know what to say.

Je ne sais même pas quoi dire, là.

I don't even know what to say right now.

Je ne sais pas quoi dire.

I don't know what to say.

— Control (2007)