📘 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? ...

📘 Intermediate Day 22: Expressing Hearsay – ~다고 해요 / ~(이)라고 해요 Welcome to Day 22 of the Intermediate Korean series! 🗣️ Today, we’ll learn how to report what someone said in Korean using indirect speech. We use the patterns: ~다고 해요 – “(They) said that…” (used with verbs/adjectives) ~(이)라고 해요 – “(They) said (noun)…” (used with nouns) These patterns are essential for relaying information, quoting people, or summarizing what you heard. Let’s learn how to use them naturally! 📘 1. What is Indirect Speech in Korean? When you tell someone what another person said, you use indirect speech – instead of quoting word-for-word, you summarize the idea. In English: He said, “I’m a student.” → He said that he is a student . In Korean: “저는 학생이에요.” → 학생이라고 했어요 . 📘 2. ~다고 해요 – Reporting Verbs & Adjectives 🔧 Conjugation: Action verb + ㄴ/는다고 해요 Descriptive adjective + 다고 해요 Examples: 친구가 한국에 간다고 해요 . chin-gu-ga han-guk-e gan-da-go hae-yo...

📘 How to Use ~라고 해요 – Quoting Commands in Korean Want to say “He told me to wait,” “She said to call her,” or “They told us to come early” in Korean? Then you should learn how to use ~라고 해요 , the standard Korean grammar pattern for reporting commands or instructions . This is a must-know grammar form when you’re sharing what someone else told you or others to do . 📌 What Does ~라고 해요 Mean? ~라고 해요 is used for quoting someone’s **imperative (command/request)** sentence. It means: ✔️ “He told me to…” ✔️ “They said to…” ✔️ “She asked us to…” Structure: Action verb (base form) + 라고 해요 For negative commands: ~지 말라고 해요 📌 This is different from “말하다” used for speech. "라고 해요" = “(they) said to...” 📘 Example Sentences 기다리라고 했어요 – He told me to wait gi-da-ri-ra-go hae-sseo-yo 전화하라고 했어요 – She said to call jeon-hwa-ha-ra-go hae-sseo-yo 일찍 오라고 했어요 – They said to come early il-jjik o-ra-go hae-sseo-yo 가지 말라고 했어요 – He told me not to go...

📘 How to Use ~냐고 해요 – Quoting Questions in Korean Want to say “He asked if I’m busy,” “She asked what time it is,” or “They asked if I had eaten” in Korean? Then you need to learn how to use ~냐고 해요 , which is the standard way to report someone else's question in Korean. This grammar is useful when you want to share what another person asked in both casual and formal conversations. 📌 What Does ~냐고 해요 Mean? ~냐고 해요 is used for indirect speech (reported questions) in Korean. It is used after a verb or adjective to report a question that was originally asked. Structure: Verb stem + 냐고 해요 (for regular verbs/adjectives) 이다 → (이)냐고 해요 (for nouns) 👉 Change 해요 to 했어요 / 하더라고요 / 합니다 based on formality and tense. 📘 Example Sentences 바쁘냐고 해요 – He asked if I’m busy ba-ppeu-nya-go hae-yo 언제 오냐고 했어요 – She asked when he is coming eon-je o-nya-go hae-sseo-yo 학생이냐고 했어요 – He asked if I’m a student hak-saeng-i-nya-go hae-sseo-yo 뭐 하냐고 했어요 – They asked wh...