Sometimes you need to tell someone what another person said. This is called 'reported speech' or 'indirect speech'. In this deck, you'll learn the basic Spanish phrases to report statements and questions you've heard.

To report what someone is saying right now, you can use 'dice que', which means 'says that'. For example, if your friend says 'Tengo hambre', you can report this as 'Dice que tiene hambre'.

To report something that was said in the past, the most common phrase is 'dijo que', meaning 'said that'. When you report what someone said, the verb tense often shifts back. For example, a direct statement in the present tense, like 'Estoy cansado', becomes the imperfect tense in reported speech: 'Dijo que estaba cansado'.