to speak the truth · truth to tell · frankly

shuō shí huà

sh+uō·1st tonesh+í·2nd toneh+uà·4th tone

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I hope you're telling me the truth.

我希望你在和我说实话。

If he told me the truth, I would have forgiven him.

如果他跟我说实话，我就原谅他。

I know that you've been telling the truth.

我知道你说实话。

To tell you the truth, this is a little too spicy for me.

说实话，这对我来说有点太辣了。

I hate Tom, to tell you the truth.

说实话，我恨汤姆。

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