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✍️ Intermediate Day 24: Quoting Commands – ~라고 해요 / ~지 말라고 해요

📘 Intermediate Day 24: Quoting Commands – ~라고 해요 / ~지 말라고 해요 Welcome to Day 24 of the Intermediate Korean series! 🎯 Today we’ll complete our indirect speech series by learning how to quote commands and requests in Korean using: ~라고 해요 – "(They) told (someone) to..." ~지 말라고 해요 – "(They) told (someone) not to..." This grammar is used when you want to report what someone told someone else to do or not to do. It’s especially useful for conversations, storytelling, or even translating! 📘 1. What is ~라고 해요? ~라고 해요 is used to report positive commands or requests . 🔧 How to Use: Verb stem + ~(으)라고 해요 Examples: 엄마가 숙제하 라고 했어요 . eom-ma-ga suk-je-ha-ra-go haet-seo-yo 👉 Mom told me to do homework. 선생님이 조용히 하 라고 해요 . seon-saeng-nim-i jo-yong-hi ha-ra-go hae-yo 👉 The teacher says to be quiet. 친구가 기다리 라고 했어요 . chin-gu-ga gi-da-ri-ra-go haet-seo-yo 👉 My friend told me to wait. 📘 2. What is ~지 말라고 해요? ...