say a few words

To give a short speech or present a brief account of something. I've asked Ms. Thompson to say a few words before the assembly begins. Later in the book, I will deal with Samuel Beckett's influence on the avant-garde, but first, I'd like to say a few words about his early childhood in Ireland.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Innocent	IN-ə-sənt (English)	History
OŽBalt	-	Slovene
Nimat	-	Arabic
Claudie	klo-DEE	French
Joseba	-	Basque
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L