وقال

In a sentence

• وقال الأستاذ للطلاب: "يجب أن تجتهدوا في دراستكم."

  The teacher told the students: "You must strive in your studies."

  Here, 'وقال' introduces direct speech, showing a quote attributed to the speaker.

• قال لي صديقي أنه يريد زيارتي في نهاية الأسبوع.

  My friend told me that he wants to visit me at the weekend.

  'وقال' is used here to indicate reported speech, relaying what someone else has said.

• وقال في مقدمة الكتاب أنه موجه لكل المهتمين بالعلوم.

  He stated in the introduction to the book that it is aimed at everyone interested in science.

  In this sentence, 'وقال' is used in a narrative context to introduce a statement made in writing.