How to say that somebody told you to do something/go somewhere.

[Dad749]

Hi everyone. Beginner learner here. I am having some difficulty with a particular phrase. I have to write a short story about my favorite restaurant in Japanese.
Here is what I've got:
～私 の 台湾人 ともだち を かたって モダン トイレ レストラン で いってもいいです。
I am trying to say, "My Taiwanese friends told me that I should go to the "Modern Toilet" Restaurant
We're learning with the Genki 1 text/workbook, and I cannot find any explanation for how to utilize the (somebody told me I should go/do/say something) form.
Hopefully someone can help. I'm trying to do this within my known vocabulary so I'd like to keep it as simple as possible.
Thanks.

 

[Mike Cash]

You want the verb 勧める(すすめる) or the noun derivative お勧め(おすすめ).

 

[Dad749]

Kind of like, "to advise" as In, "I advise you to______".? As far as the grammatical structure of the sentence, would it make sense to replace かたって with すすめて?

 

[Mike Cash]

Kind of like, "to advise" as In, "I advise you to______".? As far as the grammatical structure of the sentence, would it make sense to replace かたって with すすめて?

More like "suggest" or "recommend".

You can use it in a very simple construction: X が Y を 勧めました. Give it a try with that template.