io dicevo

was saying, used to say

d i ˈt͡ʃ e . v o → dire
dice say + vo io imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Common #8,603
was saying, used to say The exact English wording depends on context; English often includes a subject such as “I.”
IT: Che cosa dicevo?
EN: What was I saying?
Conjugation of dire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dicevo dicevamo
Second dicevi —
Third diceva dicevano

Mi capiva, sapeva come prendermi e io gli dicevo sempre di sì.

He understood me, he knew how to get me and I always said yes to him.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Quello che dicevo io.

What I was saying.

— Amarcord (1973)

Dicevo a Sam.

I was telling Sam.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Non dicevo quello.

I didn't say that.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Cosa ti dicevo?

What was I telling you?

— Blow Out (1981)

Che ti dicevo, quella è sua madre.

Like I was telling you, that's his mother.

— Il segreto dei suoi occhi (2009)

Che dicevo?

What was I saying?

— Le iene (1992)

«E quando la gente me lo chiedeva, glielo dicevo ».

“And when people asked me about it, I told them.”

No, non dicevo a lei.

No, I wasn't telling her.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Non dicevo a lei.

I wasn't telling her.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Beh, come ti dicevo, mi sono appena trasferito, non ho nulla da offrirti.

Well, as I was telling you, I’ve just moved in, so I don’t have anything to offer you.

— Oh Boy - Un caffè a Berlino (2012)

Dicevo in senso buono!

I meant it in a good way!

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Come dicevo, Paul sarebbe passato.

As I was saying, Paul would be passing by.

— Le vite degli altri (2006)

Beh, dicevo per la mia cattiva condotta e perché non vado bene a scuola.

Well, I was talking about my bad behavior and because I'm not doing well in school.

— I 400 colpi (1959)

Quando ero al telefono prima, hai capito cosa dicevo?

When I was on the phone earlier, did you understand what I was saying?

— Il profeta (2009)

È quello che dicevo.

That's what I was saying.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Allora, che dicevo?

So, what was I saying?

— Raw - Una cruda verità (2017)

Io gli dicevo.

I told him.

— La Forma della Voce (2016)

Non dicevo a te.

I wasn't talking to you.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

Hai provato quel ristorante che ti dicevo?

Have you tried that restaurant I told you about?

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Io sapevo che dicevo la verità.

I knew I was telling the truth.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Come ti dicevo prima, a New York potremmo andare a vedere dei musical.

As I was telling you before, in New York we could go see some musicals.

— Blow Out (1981)

Se dicevo la verità non mi credevano, e così dicevo un'altra cosa.

If I told the truth, they wouldn’t believe me, so I said something else.

— I 400 colpi (1959)

No, non dicevo Ray, dicevo Brendan.

No, I didn't say Ray, I said Brendan.

— Mystic River (2003)

E cosa ti dicevo?

And what was I telling you?

— Il profeta (2009)

Scusa, non dicevo a te.

Sorry, I wasn't talking to you.

— I guardiani della notte (2004)

Questo è il festival che ti dicevo!

This is the festival I was telling you about!

Dicevo alla gatta.

I was telling the cat.

— Il quinto elemento (1997)

Non dicevo questo.

That is not what I was saying.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Ecco, come dicevo.

Here, as I was saying.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Dicevo davvero.

I really meant it.

— Eddington (2025)

Ho chiamato per quel fatto che ti dicevo.

I called about that fact I was telling you about.

— Goksung - La presenza del diavolo (2016)

Che ti dicevo?

What was I telling you?

— Juno (2007)

Dicevo, sarò istantaneo.

I meant, I’ll be instantaneous.

— The Monster (1994)

Da diversi anni dicevo alla gente quale fosse la rotta più sensata.

For several years, I’d been telling people which route made the most sense.

Gli dicevo tutto.

I told him everything.

Non dicevo a te, ubriacone.

I wasn’t talking to you, you drunk.

— I peccatori (2025)

Dicevo solo che continueremo a prendere le scale.

I was just saying that we'll keep taking the stairs.

— Send Help (2026)

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