Jifunze

Direct speech is when we say what someone said, using their exact words. Indirect speech is when we say what someone said, but not using their exact words. We change the verb tense, for example 'I will go' becomes 'he said he would go'.

Hotuba ya moja kwa moja ni wakati tunasema kile mtu alisema, kwa kutumia maneno yake yenyewe. Hotuba ya moja kwa moja siyo ni wakati tunasema kile mtu alisema, lakini hatutumii maneno yake yenyewe. Tunabadilisha wakati wa kiti, kwa mfano 'nitakuja' inakuwa 'alisema atakuja'.

Mifano & Matamshi

My teacher said, 'The exam is tomorrow.' I told my friend, 'The teacher said the exam is tomorrow.'

Mwalimu wangu alisema, 'Jaribio liko leo.', Nilimwambia rafiki yangu, 'Mwalimu alisema jaribio liko leo.'

No change in tense

My sister said, 'I will eat ugali.' My mother said, 'My sister said she would eat ugali.'

Dada yangu alisema, 'Nitakula ugali.', Mama yangu alisema, 'Dada yangu alisema atakula ugali.'

Change in tense

My father said, 'We are going to the shamba.' I told my brother, 'Father said we are going to the shamba.'

Baba yangu alisema, 'Tunakwenda shambani.', Nilimwambia kaka yangu, 'Baba alisema tunakwenda shambani.'

No change in subject

Zoezi: Tamka mifano hii

Soma Zaidi

Mfano (Example)

My friend said, 'I will meet you at the market.' I told my mother, 'My friend said she would meet me at the market.'

Rafiki yangu alisema, 'Nitakukutana nawe kwenye soko.' Nilimwambia mama yangu, 'Rafiki yangu alisema atakutana nami kwenye soko.'

Maelezo (Detail)

In the sentence 'I told my mother, my friend said she would meet me at the market', 'she would meet' is indirect speech. We changed 'I will meet' to 'she would meet' because the speaker is talking about their friend. We also changed 'you' to 'me' because the speaker is talking to their mother.

Katika sentensi 'Nilimwambia mama yangu, rafiki yangu alisema atakutana nami kwenye soko', 'atakutana nami' ni hotuba ya moja kwa moja siyo. Tuliibadilisha 'nitakukutana' hadi 'atakutana nami' kwa sababu mzungumzaji anazungumzia rafiki yake. Tuliibadilisha 'wewe' hadi 'mimi' kwa sababu mzungumzaji anazungumza na mama yake.

Maswali

1

Identify the direct and indirect speech in the sentence below: (Tambua hotuba ya moja kwa moja na isiyo moja kwa moja katika sentensi ifuatayo:)

My brother said, 'I am going to school.' My mother said, 'My brother said he was going to school.'

Kaka yangu alisema, 'Ninakwenda shuleni.' Mama yangu alisema, 'Kaka yangu alisema anaeenda shuleni.'

Direct speech: 'I am going to school.', Indirect speech: 'he was going to school.'

2

Complete the sentence: My friend said, '_____' and I said, 'My friend said _____'.

3

Choose the correct indirect speech: 'My brother said ______'.

4

Find the error in the sentence: My teacher said, 'The exam is tomorrow' and I told my friend, 'The teacher said the exam is today.'. What is the error?

Zungumza

Sema: Tell your friend what your mother said about the weather.

Sema sentensi hii kwa sauti

Direct and Indirect Speech