YOU SAID:

i like food, he said.

INTO JAPANESE

私は食べ物が好きだ、と彼は言った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He said that I like food.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は食べ物が好きだと言った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He said he likes food.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は食べ物が好きだと言った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He said he likes food.