Reported speech: reporting verbs
የተዘዋዋሪ ንግግር፦ የማስተላለፊያ ግሶች
Go beyond "said" and "told": report advice, promises, warnings and refusals with the right verb pattern.
Printable worksheetHow it works
At B2 you can report the purpose of what someone said, not just the words. Each reporting verb has its own pattern, so learn the verb together with what follows it.
በB2 ደረጃ አንድ ሰው የተናገረውን ቃል ብቻ ሳይሆን የንግግሩን ዓላማ ማስተላለፍ ይችላሉ። እያንዳንዱ የማስተላለፊያ ግስ የራሱ ቅርጽ አለው፤ ስለዚህ ግሱን ከሚከተለው ነገር ጋር አብረው ይማሩ።
verb + to + infinitive · ግስ + to + መሠረታዊ ግስ
"I'll help you." → He offered to help me. · "I won't pay." → She refused to pay. · "I'll call tomorrow." → He promised to call the next day.
ማቅረብ (offer)፣ እምቢ ማለት (refuse)፣ ቃል መግባት (promise)።
verb + person + to + infinitive · ግስ + ሰው + to + መሠረታዊ ግስ
"You should rest." → The doctor advised me to rest. · "Don't forget your ID." → She reminded me to bring my ID. · "Don't touch it!" → He warned us not to touch it.
መምከር (advise)፣ ማስታወስ (remind)፣ ማስጠንቀቅ (warn)። አሉታዊ ሲሆን not ከto በፊት ይመጣል።
verb + -ing · ግስ + -ing
"I didn't take the money." → He denied taking the money. · "Yes, I broke it." → She admitted breaking it. · "Let's take a taxi." → He suggested taking a taxi.
መካድ (deny)፣ ማመን (admit)፣ ሐሳብ ማቅረብ (suggest)።
Never say "suggest me to". Say "He suggested taking a taxi" or "He suggested that we take a taxi."
"suggest me to" በፍጹም አይበሉ። "He suggested taking a taxi" ወይም "He suggested that we take a taxi" ይበሉ።
Amharic often uses one verb (አለ) for all of these. In English, choosing the exact verb makes your writing clearer and scores better in exams.
አማርኛ ብዙ ጊዜ ለእነዚህ ሁሉ አንድ ግስ ("አለ") ይጠቀማል። በእንግሊዝኛ ትክክለኛውን ግስ መምረጥ ጽሑፍዎን ግልጽ ያደርገዋል፤ በፈተናም የተሻለ ውጤት ያስገኛል።
Examples
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The doctor advised me to drink more water.
ሐኪሙ ብዙ ውኃ እንድጠጣ መከረኝ።
My brother offered to drive me to the airport.
ወንድሜ ወደ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ሊያደርሰኝ ፈቃደኛ ሆነ።
The landlord refused to repair the window.
የቤቱ ባለቤት መስኮቱን ለመጠገን እምቢ አለ።
She promised to send the report by Friday.
ሪፖርቱን እስከ ዓርብ ለመላክ ቃል ገባች።
My teacher reminded us to bring our dictionaries.
መምህራችን መዝገበ ቃላታችንን ይዘን እንድንመጣ አስታወሰን።
The guide warned us not to swim in the river.
አስጎብኚው በወንዙ ውስጥ እንዳንዋኝ አስጠነቀቀን።
He denied breaking the printer.
ማተሚያውን መስበሩን ካደ።
She admitted making a mistake in the accounts.
በሒሳቡ ላይ ስሕተት መሥራቷን አመነች።
Dawit suggested meeting at the café near the station.
ዳዊት ጣቢያው አጠገብ ባለው ካፌ እንድንገናኝ ሐሳብ አቀረበ።
The manager insisted on checking every receipt.
ሥራ አስኪያጁ እያንዳንዱን ደረሰኝ ለማረጋገጥ አጥብቆ ጠየቀ።