I have a question regarding the word "tell/told" I want to say "I told him
that XXX" After some research, this is what I came up with.

> 彼に「XXX」を伝えた。
>
> 彼に「XXX」を言った。

I was wondering if they both have different level of formality? or which one
is better use with friend?

EDIT: I still don't understand it, after reading the [suggested duplicate
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/3862/when-to-use-say-
speak-tell-or-express). However, this is better elaborated by the answer
below.

Thank you
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How to say "I told him that XXX"?
I don't think the difference between 伝えるand言うis one of formality.

伝えるhas the connotation of "passing on a message", or "informing someone". It
suggests that the speaker didn't create the message, they're just passing it
on.

言うis simply "to say" something or "to tell" someone something.
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