u/HungryCrow07

Im learning and trying to teach my 1 yr old daughter Spanish simultaneously. Yesterday I heard someone tell a child in Spanish “say hello”. But I couldn’t tell if she said “dice” or “dije”. When I use Google Translate from english, it says to use “di” but I don’t think that’s correct or used (don’t think I’ve heard anyone use it). I also tried looking it up in Spanish “dice hola” and “dije hola” and “dice” translates to “he/she says” while “dije” translates to “he/she said”. So, what would be the correct way to tell your child things like “say hi” “say please” “say thank you” etc.

Gracias para ayuda!