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contando

counting, telling (a story), saying

k o n ˈt a n d o → contar
cont count; tell + ando Gerund
verb · present Uncommon #11,363
counting
SP: Estoy contando las monedas.
EN: I am counting the coins.
telling (a story), saying
SP: Ella está contando una historia a los niños.
EN: She is telling a story to the children.
Conjugation of contar
Present
contando

Te estaba contando mi historia.

I was telling you my story.

Supe todo el tiempo que estaba contando una mentira.

I knew all along that I was telling a lie.

Contando nuestras malditas historias de guerra.

Telling our damn war stories.

— Kajaki (2014)

Tú sabes que Misha no es bueno contando historias.

You know Misha isn't good at telling stories.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Sami no sabía que Layla le estaba contando a todos sobre eso.

Sami didn't know that Layla was telling everyone about it.

Parecía que estaban contando una mentira.

It seemed like they were telling a lie.

Sigue contando.

Keep counting.

Sé que Tomás esta en su dormitorio contando su dinero.

I know that Tomás is in his bedroom counting his money.

Tom es malo contando chistes.

Tom is bad at telling jokes.

No puede ser verdad lo que me estás contando ahora.

What you're telling me now can't be true.

Contando.

Counting.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Tom no es bueno contando chistes.

Tom isn't good at telling jokes.

No puedo creer que te esté contando esto.

I can't believe I'm telling you this.

Les he estado contando a mis amigas sobre ti.

I've been telling my friends about you.

Empezó contando un chiste.

He started by telling a joke.

Contando las piedras que tenía la higuera este año.

Counting the stones that the fig tree had this year.

— Amarcord (1973)

Pasamos la noche despiertos contando historias de fantasmas.

We spent the night awake telling ghost stories.

Te sigo contando si me invitas a un té.

I'll tell you more if you invite me for tea.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Por qué me lo estás contando?

Why are you telling me this?

— Un profeta (2009)

Cuatro horas y contando.

Four hours and counting.

— TRON: Ares (2025)

Me estás contando la misma historia de siempre.

You're telling me the same old story.

Terminaré con lo que estaba contando.

I’ll finish what I was telling you.

— Old Boy (2003)

Tengo la sensación de que no me estás contando todo.

I have the feeling that you're not telling me everything.

— Hunting Season (2025)

Sigue contando, vamos.

Keep telling us, come on.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Nos quedamos contando chistes e historias de terror alrededor de la fogata.

We stayed around the campfire telling jokes and scary stories.

Contando sus últimos instantes, quizás.

Counting his final moments, perhaps.

— Devdas (2002)

Puedo hacer los trucos que te he estado contando.

I can do the tricks I've been telling you about.

Muy bien, sigue contando.

Very good, keep counting.

— Rashomon (1950)

Estamos contando.

We're counting.

— El botín (2026)

Estará contando los días para irse de vacaciones porque no habla de otra cosa.

She'll be counting down the days until her vacation because that's all she talks about.

Pero sigue contando.

But it still counts.

— Picnic (1955)

Sounds similar to

cantando k a n ˈt a n d o montando m o n ˈt a n d o