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Hi,

What is the difference actually between "Я уже говорил" and "я уже сказал"?

What is the real diffrence in the meaning? One would mean "I have or had been telling already" means several times repeated while the other emphesize that "I already told you that" once?

Thank you for your help

BR
RP

In everyday life, it can be phrases-synonyms.
Gramatically, "я уже говорил" rather refers to a simple past (я уже говорил однажды), but "я уже сказал" to the recent past (я только что сказал - I have said)