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iba a decir

was going to say

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phrase Uncommon #14,345
was going to say Describes something someone intended or was about to say in the past.
SP: Iba a decirte la verdad.
EN: I was going to tell you the truth.

Yo ya sabía lo que iba a decir.

I already knew what he was going to say.

Te iba a decir que mejor no subas.

I was going to tell you that it's better not to go up.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Eso es justo lo que le iba a decir.

That is exactly what I was going to tell you.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

¿Qué iba a decir?

What was I going to say?

— TÁR (2022)

Tienes un lado femenino, ¿quién lo iba a decir?

You have a feminine side, who would have thought?

— Tu nombre (2016)

Ya le iba a decir.

I was just about to tell him.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

Iba a decir lo mismo de ti.

I was going to say the same thing about you.

Eso no era lo que iba a decir.

That's not what I was going to say.

Se me olvidó lo que iba a decir.

I forgot what I was going to say.

¿Por qué no iba a decir eso, Rohit?

Why wouldn’t I say that, Rohit?

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Iba a decir lo mismo.

I was going to say the same thing.

Te lo iba a decir ahora.

I was going to tell you now.

Eso es exactamente lo que iba a decir.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

No es lo que iba a decir.

That's not what I was going to say.

Vaya, he olvidado lo que iba a decir.

Oh, I forgot what I was going to say.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Yo iba a decir lo mismo.

I was going to say the same thing.

El director había escrito lo que iba a decir.

The director had written down what he was going to say.

Quién lo iba a decir.

Who would have thought it?

Te iba a decir lo mismo.

I was going to tell you the same thing.

Eso iba a decir.

That's what I was going to say.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Iba a decir que te las quedaras.

I was going to say keep them.

Te lo iba a decir.

I was going to tell you.

Eso es justo lo que iba a decir.

That's just what I was going to say.

¿Quién lo iba a decir?

Who would have thought?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Ella iba a decir algo más.

She was going to say something else.

— Tesis (1996)

Eso es lo que iba a decir.

That's what I was going to say.

Eso era lo que iba a decir.

That's what I was going to say.

Olvidé lo que iba a decir.

I forgot what I was going to say.

Sólo te iba a decir que usaras calcetines iguales.

I was just going to tell you to wear matching socks.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)