| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /fərˈtɛl/ |
| Hyphenation | ver·tel |
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|---|
| vertel | - |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| vertellende | vertel |
| Catalan | contar; narrar |
|---|---|
| Czech | povídat; vypravovat; vyprávět |
| Danish | fortælle |
| Dutch | debiteren; verhalen; vertellen |
| English | relate; tell; narrate; recount |
| Esperanto | rakonti |
| Faeroese | siga frá; greiða frá |
| Finnish | kertoa |
| French | conter; raconter |
| German | erzählen |
| Hungarian | elmond |
| Icelandic | segja; segja frá |
| Italian | raccontare |
| Jamaican Patois | tel |
| Latin | narrare |
| Low German | vertellen; vortellen |
| Norwegian | fortelle |
| Polish | opowiadać |
| Portuguese | contar; descrever; narrar |
| Romanian | istorisi; nara; povesti |
| Saterland Frisian | fertälle; tälle |
| Scots | tell |
| Scottish Gaelic | innis |
| Spanish | contar; narrar |
| Sranan | fruteri |
| Swedish | berätta |
| Thai | เล่า |
| Turkish | anlatmak |
| Ukrainian | розповідати |
| West Frisian | ferhelje; fertelle |