Not sure how to say "my mum said it was fun." Is this correct:

> watashi no okaasan wa, sore ga tanoshi to iimashita

Or do I need to add "da"? As this is for speaking.
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Do I need to add "da" before "to iimashita"?
No, you don't need it. But you should translate "my mom" to "(watashi-no)
haha" and "it was fun" to "tanoshikatta", as a whole "(watashi-no) haha-wa
tanoshikatta-to itta".
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I would like to add a clarification to user4092's answer:

In English, _present tense verbs are changed to past tense in reported
speech_.

"My mum said it **was** fun" would mean that she said she had fun **as the
activity was going on**. If this is what you meant, then the Japanese sentence
below is the answer:

> English direct speech: _My mum said, "This is fun!"_
>
> English reported speech: _My mum said it was fun._
>
> Japanese reported speech: _watashi no haha wa **tanoshii** to iimashita_

"My mum said it **had been** fun" would mean the mother said she had fun
**after the activity was over**. If this is what you meant, then the Japanese
sentence below is the answer:

> English direct speech: _My mum said, "That was fun!"_
>
> English reported speech: _My mum said it had been fun._
>
> Japanese reported speech: _watashi no haha wa **tanoshikatta** to iimashita_

Please note:

  1. _tanoshii_ conjugates to _tanoshikatta_ (for _i_ -adjectives, drop the last _i_ and add _katta_ )

  2. Change _iimashita_ to _itta_ for plain form. (As in user4092's answer.)

  3. I would also like to point out that _tanoshii_ in your original sentence is missing an _i_.

  4. Add _da_ when an indirect quote ends with a _na_ -adjective or noun...

> _watashi no haha wa **kirei da** to iimashita_ (My mum said it was
> beautiful.)
>
> _watashi no haha wa **hana da** to iimashita_ (My mum said it was a flower /
> they were flowers.)

...but not when an indirect quote ends with an _i_ -adjective or verb:

> _watashi no haha wa **tanoshii** to iimashita_ (My mum said it was fun.)
>
> _watashi no haha wa **ashita iku** to iimashita_ (My mum said she would go
> the next day.)
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