action verb ~(ㄴ/는)다고 하다/말하다/듣다
descriptive verb ~다고 하다/말하다/듣다

~았/었/였다고 하다, ~이었/었대요, ~(으)ㄹ 거라고 하다, 일거래요

했다고 말했어요 = They said that they had done it.
봤다고 들었어요 = I heard that they had seen it
뭐라고 했어요? = What did they say?
내일 온다고 했어요 = They said they would come tomorrow.
언제 온다고 했어요? = When did they say they would come?
이거 재미있다고 들었어요 = I heard that this is fun

~(ㄴ/는)대(요) shortened and commonly used in speech

친구가 내일 이사 간대요= My friend says she’s moving tomorrow
바쁘대요 = He says that he’s busy now
그 사람은 한국에 와 본 적이 없대

= He says he’s never come to Korea
내일도 또 비가 온대 = They say that it will rain again tomorrow.
사람답게 살고 싶대 = He says he wants to live like a real person
제 친구가 한국에 올 거래요

= My friend says he will come to Korea

noun ~(이)라고 하다/말하다/대답하다

학생이라고 말했어요 = She said she is a student
“감사합니다”라고 말하다 = to say “감사합니다”
이 책은 공짜라고 했어요 = she said this book is free of charge
성민 씨가 미국 사람이 아니라고 했어요 = Sung Min said that he was not American

~(이)래(요) shortened and commonly used in speech

그 사람이 가수래 = they say that he is a singer
이 사람 정말 유명한 사람이래요

= They say this person is a very famous person

In colloquial speech, especially in Seoul ~다/라(고) 그렇다 instead of 하다.

오늘 좀 늦는다(고) 그랬어요.

내가 뭐라고 그랬어. = See, what did I tell you?