YOU SAID:
naught boy said hello
INTO JAPANESE
いたずらな男の子はこんにちはと言いました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Naughty boy told me hello
INTO JAPANESE
いたずらな男の子は私にこんにちはと言った
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Naughty boy said hello to me
INTO JAPANESE
いたずらな男の子は私に挨拶しました
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Naughty boy greeted me
INTO JAPANESE
いたずらな男の子が私に挨拶した
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Naughty boy greeted me
That didn't even make that much sense in English.