Lesson 6

Quoting & Reported Speech

Report what someone said using indirect quotation patterns.

~다고 하다 — Reporting Statements

For verbs: ~(ㄴ/는)다고 하다. Present: 간다고 (says [they] go), 먹는다고 (says [they] eat). Past: 갔다고 (said [they] went). Adjectives: ~다고. 좋다고 (says it's good). Nouns: ~(이)라고. 학생이라고 (says [they're] a student).

오빠가 바쁘다고 했어요.oppaga bappeudago haesseoyoMy brother said he's busy.

의사라고 소개했어요.uisarago sogaehaesseoyoThey introduced themselves as a doctor.

~냐고 / ~자고 / ~(으)라고 — Questions, Suggestions, Commands

Questions: ~냐고 하다 (asked if/what). 뭐 먹냐고 물었어요 (asked what I'm eating). Suggestions: ~자고 하다. 같이 가자고 했어요 (suggested going together). Commands: ~(으)라고 하다. 빨리 오라고 했어요 (told to come quickly).

어디 사냐고 물어봤어요.eodi sanyago mureobyosseoyoThey asked where I live.

엄마가 빨리 오라고 했어요.eommaga ppalli orago haesseoyoMom told me to come quickly.

말하다malhadato say / to tell

Examples친구가 내일 온다고 말했어요.chinguga naeil ondago malhaesseoyoMy friend said they're coming tomorrow.

물어보다mureobodato ask (a question)

Examples어디 가냐고 물어봤어요.eodi ganyago mureobyosseoyoThey asked where I'm going.

부탁하다butakhadato request / to ask a favor

Examples같이 가자고 부탁했어요.gachi gajago butakhaesseoyoI asked them to go together.

대답하다daedaphadato answer / to reply

Examples괜찮다고 대답했어요.gwaenchantadago daedaphaesseoyoI answered that it's fine.

소문somunrumor

Examples그 가게가 맛있다는 소문이 있어요.geu gagega masitdaneun somuni isseoyoThere's a rumor that the store is delicious.

뉴스nyuseunews

Examples뉴스에서 내일 비가 온다고 했어요.nyuseueseo naeil biga ondago haesseoyoThe news said it will rain tomorrow.