บอกว่า(bòk wâa)

[to] say/tell that; report/declare that

to introduce reported speech or stated content with 'ว่าว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticize'; pattern: [subject] บอกบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech) (object) ว่าว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticize + clause (e.g., เขาบอกว่า..., บอกเขาว่า...)

[of text/sign] say/indicate that

used with inanimate subjects like signs or messages to convey written/printed information (e.g., ป้ายบอกว่า...)