| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Gadis Aku sudah bercerita tentang. | The girl I've been telling you about. |
| George, boleh aku bercerita? | George, can I tell you a story? |
| Saya akan bercerita tentang ayahmu ... | l'll tell you about your father... |
| Tapi aku baru mau bercerita... | But I was just telling you about.... |
| Kau belum selesai bercerita cerita cucu Kau. | You haven't finish telling me your grandson story. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | حكا,حكى, روى | Azeri | söyləmək |
| Danish | fortælle | Dutch | vertellen |
| English | tell | Esperanto | rakonti |
| Faroese | fortelja | Finnish | kertoa |
| French | conter, dire, raconter | Hebrew | סיפר |
| Hungarian | megmond | Italian | narrare, raccontare |
| Japanese | 告げる | Latvian | izstāstīt, pastāstīt, stāstīt |
| Lithuanian | apsakyti, papasakoti, pasakyti, pasakoti, sakinėti | Macedonian | каже, кажува, раскаже, раскажува |
| Malay | kirim | Norwegian | fortelja |
| Polish | opowiedzieć, oznajmić, powiadać, powiedzieć, stwierdzić, wmówić, zdradzić | Russian | поведать, рассказать, рассказывать |
| Spanish | relatar | Swedish | berätta, förtälja |
| Thai | กราบทูล, บอก | Turkish | tellemek |
| Vietnamese | bảo, kể |