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How to pronounce tell in English

Tell
/tɛl/

Examples from movies with Tell

So why are you still messing with Regina, Cady? I'll tell you why.
Mean Girls - You're Plastic
- Why did he tell you? - Because he's a bastard.
Closer - Who Are You?
I thought that I would come here and tell you somethin'.
Reality Bites - Troy Comes Back
And what I wanted to tell you... was that I love you.
Reality Bites - Troy Comes Back
It's what the District Attorney used to tell me in Chinatown.
Chinatown - A Respectable Man
but if you do what I tell you, when I tell you to do it,
Airplane! - I Speak Jive
All right. Would you tell him to just relax,
Airplane! - I Speak Jive
How could you tell me that I was wrong?
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
How could you tell me that I was wrong?
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
Could you tell us that we were wrong?
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel.
Scarface - Political Prisoner
You use them when you tell the story.
Despicable Me - Bedtime Story
Hey, hey Now, don't you tell me you don't remember me,
Groundhog Day - Ned Ryerson!
Tell me, have you ever heard of single-premium life?
Groundhog Day - Ned Ryerson!
because I could tell no one else wanted to be.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
Because that's the standard. What do you want me to tell ya?
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
I think we should tell the cops.
Stand by Me - The Body
- Are we gonna tell him? - We're not going to tell nobody.
Stand by Me - The Body
To do whatever you tell me, Drill Sergeant!
Forrest Gump - Bubba on Shrimp
You can tell someone's a vampire because they can't go in direct sunlight,
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred - Mr. Devlin is a Vampire
Okay, I wasn't going to tell you about this yet,
Despicable Me - Steal the Moon

Audio pronunciation of Tell

American pronunciation

Tell pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Tell pronounced by Joanna (female)
Tell pronounced by Kendra (female)
Tell pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Tell pronounced by Salli (female)
Tell pronounced by Joey (male)
Tell pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Tell pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Tell pronounced by Amy (female)
Tell pronounced by Emma (female)
Tell pronounced by Brian (male)