कह रहा था कि

was saying that

→ कहना
phrase Rare #11,874
was saying that Used to introduce what someone was saying in the past; रहा था agrees with a masculine singular subject.
HI: मैं कह रहा था कि हमें भी साथ चलना चाहिए।
EN: I was saying that we should go along too.

कह रहा था कि खो गई है।

He was saying that it was lost.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

मैं कह रहा था कि हम भी साथ चलते हैं।

I was saying that we could go together too.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

वो कह रहा था कि दोनों तरफ़ का जुगाड़ है उसका।

He was saying that he has connections on both sides.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

आंटी जी यही तो कह रहा था कि शौच का टैंक साफ हो रहा है आंटी।

Auntie, that’s exactly what I was saying—the septic tank is being cleaned, Auntie.

— Axone (2019)