Stop saying: “She said me that she was tired.”
Say instead: “She told me that she was tired.” · B1 · Word Choice
✗ Wrong
She said me that she was tired.
✓ Correct
She told me that she was tired.
Why?
Tell usually needs a person after it: tell me, tell us, tell Tom. Say does not take a person directly; use say something, or say something to someone. A quick test: if a person follows the verb, choose tell.
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🎙️ REAL VOICES
The three correct examples below, in a real voice.
✗ Tom said me the news.
✓ Tom told me the news.
✗ Please say me your name.
✓ Please tell me your name.
✗ She told that she was busy.
✓ She said that she was busy.
Tell needs a person; say just needs words.