Reported speech: he said, she told me
የተዘገበ ንግግር፦ አለ፣ ነገረችኝ
Tell someone what another person said, using said, told and asked.
How it works
Use reported speech to tell someone what another person said.
ሌላ ሰው የተናገረውን ለሌላ ሰው ለመንገር reported speech እንጠቀማለን።
Move the tense back · ጊዜውን ወደ ኋላ ያንቀሳቅሱ
"I'm tired." → She said (that) she was tired.
"ደክሞኛል" → እንደደከማት ተናገረች።
"I will call you." → He said he would call me.
"እደውልልሃለሁ" → እንደሚደውልልኝ ተናገረ።
"I lost my keys." → She said she had lost her keys.
"ቁልፌ ጠፋብኝ" → ቁልፏ እንደጠፋባት ተናገረች።
say or tell? · say ወይስ tell?
say (that): He said he was busy. · tell + person: He told me he was busy.
tell ከኋላው ሰው ይፈልጋል፦ He told me…
Change pronouns and time words too: today → that day, tomorrow → the next day.
ተውላጠ ስሞችንና የጊዜ ቃላትንም ይቀይሩ፦ today → that day፣ tomorrow → the next day።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
She said she was tired.
እንደደከማት ተናገረች።
He told me he would call later.
ቆይቶ እንደሚደውል ነገረኝ።
The manager said the meeting was cancelled.
ሥራ አስኪያጁ ስብሰባው እንደተሰረዘ ተናገረ።
My mother told me to come home early.
እናቴ ቀደም ብዬ ወደ ቤት እንድመጣ ነገረችኝ።
They said they had finished the project.
ፕሮጀክቱን እንደጨረሱ ተናገሩ።
She asked me where I lived.
የት እንደምኖር ጠየቀችኝ።