Hello! In simple use: You SAY something. RIGHT: I said something to you WRONG: : I said you something You TELL someone something. RIGHT: I told you something WRONG: I told something to you So you should use I told him that...

"I told him that..." or "I said to him ,...." >>>I said hin that XX For speech > "I told him that..." > Use tell when what you speak is the focus of the MESSAGE I told him that HE SHOULD GO>. I told him TO LEAVE> I told him that I love him I said to him > Use say when you are just letting him know something to be spoken I said to him THAT x / I said that >ok Always use , I told him THAT ...( whatever follows "That" is the message") I said that I would go if he went > I said this to him : "If he goes , I will go ">> Just something you have spoken earlier to him I told him that I would go if he went > You have given him the message about how you felt about him going or not. I was told that I must wear a dress > you have received the message " must wear a dress". I t was said that we must wear a dress > you just heard somebody "speaking that"

"Say" is not directed to anyone specific unless you add "to". For example, "I say to you" or "I said to you". Tell is directed to someone specific. For example, "I will tell you" or "I told you".