Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Me dices un secreto?

In Spanish, indirect object pronouns like me (to me) usually go right before the conjugated verb. Even in a question, it stays glued to the front of the verb: ¿Me dices...? (Are you telling me...?).

Wait, dices comes from decir (to tell), right? Why does the 'e' change to an 'i'?

Yes! Decir is an 'e to i' stem-changing verb in the present tense. So instead of 'deces', it becomes dices for the 'you' (tú) form. It also changes for yo (digo), él/ella/usted (dice), and ellos/ellas/ustedes (dicen).

The translation says 'Are you telling me a secret?'. Could this also mean 'Will you tell me a secret?'

Exactly! In Spanish, the present tense is often used to make casual requests or talk about the immediate future. So ¿Me dices un secreto? is a very natural way to ask 'Will you tell me a secret?' or 'Can you tell me a secret?'.

I see me (to me) and un secreto (a secret). Which one is the direct object?

Un secreto is the direct object because it is the thing being told. Me is the indirect object because I am the person receiving the secret. Verbs of communication like decir almost always use this pattern: you tell something (direct object) to someone (indirect object).