te cuento que

I'll tell you that

te cuento que(teh kwehn-toh keh)

phrase

1.

(informal)

(second person singular)

a. I'll tell you that

No me parece que Lupe y Ramón hagan buena pareja. - Pues, te cuento que se van a casar, así que espero que te equivoques.

I don't think Lupe and Ramon make a good couple. - Well, I'll tell you that they're getting married, so I hope you're wrong.

b. I can tell you that

A modo de anécdota, te cuento que este conocido científico era muy mal estudiante.

By way of anecdote, I can tell you that this famous scientist was a very bad student.

c. I'll tell you,

Te cuento que nunca comí un bistec como este.

I'll tell you, I've never had a steak like this before.