〜ように言う means "to tell someone to do something." Used for indirect commands or requests.
Reporting instructions - Someone told X to do Y
Indirect commands - Conveying what was asked
The doctor told me to go to bed early.
Passive form (ように言われた) is very common.
Dictionary form + ように言う (positive instruction)
ないように言う (tell not to do)
- 遅刻しないように言った
Other verbs: ように頼む (ask), ように伝える (convey)
My mother told me to eat vegetables.
The teacher told us to be quiet.
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