они сказали, что им

they said that they

→ они
phrase Rare #26,015
they said that they Introduces what a group of people said. The pronoun им literally means “to them” or “for them,” but in expressions such as им всё равно, им холодно, and им страшно, it is usually translated with “they.”
RU: Они сказали, что им нужно уйти.
EN: They said that they needed to leave.