believe me

(spoken)

this is really true And believe me, I was scared!

Usage notes: used to emphasize a statement

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bower	['bauə]
Gisa	GEE-zah	German
Naoko	nah-o-ko	Japanese
Amram	AM-ram (English), ahm-RAHM (Hebrew)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
Olivie	o-lee-VEE (French)	French, Czech
Grethe	-	Danish, Norwegian