UNIT 6: GOOD TIMES. VERBS FOR A REPORTED SPEECH

Say= decir (give an opinion, utter)     Mention= mencionar (refer to, speak of)

Point out= señalar (remark on)          Recommend= aconsejar (suggest)

Add= añadir (put in)                           Boast= presumir (brag)

Reveal= revelar (show)                      Deny= negar (say [sth] isn't true)

Admit= confesar (confess)                  Confirm= confirmar (verify)

Agree= estar de acuerdo (think same)      Complain= reclamar (find fault)

Insist= insistir (be adamant)                      Reply= contestar (verbal answer)

Claim= asegurar (assert)                       Repeat= repetir (say again)

Assure= asegurar que (say confidently)    Beg= suplicar a (plead with [sb])

State= exponer (set forth formally)         Annnounce= anunciar (proclaim)

Persuade= convencer a (cause to do)       Reassure= Calmar (explain [sth] is OK)

Tell= decir a (say to)