MiaHe said that the client loved the campaign.Dijo que al cliente le había encantado la campaña.
ZoeThat's amazing!¡Es increíble!
MiaAnd he asked if I wanted to lead the next project.Y me preguntó si quería liderar el próximo proyecto.
ZoeWhat did you tell him?¿Qué le dijiste?
MiaI told him I'd think about it. Then I screamed in the toilets.Le dije que lo pensaría. Entonces grité en los baños.
Expresión útilHe said that the client loved the campaign. — Use “said that” to report what someone said.Dijo que al cliente le había encantado la campaña. — Utilice “said that” para informar de lo que alguien dijo.
EscenaIt was a secret
Ben can't keep a secret.Ben no puede guardar un secreto.
BenPriya told me that you're moving to New York!Priya me dijo que te mudas a Nueva York.
LeoWhat? I said that Mia might move to New York.¿Qué? Dije que Mia podría mudarse a Nueva York.
BenOh. She said it was a secret.Oh. Dijo que era un secreto.
LeoBen, who did you tell?Ben, ¿a quién se lo dijiste?
BenOnly Tom!¡Sólo Tom!
LeoTom tells everyone. The whole office knows now.Tom se lo dice a todos. Toda la oficina lo sabe ahora.
Expresión útilShe said it was a secret. — Report words with “said”: the verb moves into the past.Dijo que era un secreto. — Informe palabras con “said”: el verbo se mueve al pasado.
PalabraClaim
Said… but is it true?Dijo... ¿Pero es verdad?
Palabraclaim /kleɪm/ — To say that something is true, without proof.Alegar /kleɪm/ — Decir que algo es verdad, sin pruebas.
He claims he's never been late.Dice que nunca ha llegado tarde.
She claimed that she didn't know.Ella afirmó que no lo sabía.
ErrorStop saying “He said me”
Stop saying “He said me”.Deja de decir “He said me”.
Error frecuenteHe said me that he was tired. → He told me that he was tired. / He said that he was tired.
Por qué:“Tell” needs a person: told me, told her. “Say” doesn't: said that… (or said to me).“Tell” necesita una persona: me dijo, le dijo. “Say” no: dijo que... (o me dijo).
She told me the truth.Me dijo la verdad.
He said it was late.Dijo que era tarde.
What did you tell them?¿Qué les dijiste?
SonidosSaid or sad?
“Said” doesn't sound like “say”!¡“Said” no suena como “say”!
Palabrasaid /sed/ / sad /sæd/dijo /sed/ / triste /sæd/
Astuce (said) : “said” rhymes with “red” and “bed”. “sad” rhymes with “bad”.Astuce (dicho) : “said” rima con “red” y “bed”. “sad” rima con “bad”.
QuizReported speech quiz
Reported speech quiz: 4 questions!Test de estilo indirecto: ¡4 preguntas!
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