In an earlier chapter, Genki introduced the quotation particle と, used before things like 言ってた and 話しました to quote another person's words. Well, a far more common and casual way of quoting things in everyday speech is って.
To quote someone with って, simply add it to the end of the sentence. The sentence can end in plain or keigo verbs, as well as particles like よ and ね.
アヤトはビーチに行きたくないって。
Ayato said he doesn't want to go to the beach.
カナトは人形が大好きだよって。
Kanato says he really loves dolls.
It can also be used in place of と, and then followed by a verb just as と was. So it doesn't have to be used on its own, though it often is.
あきらさんは何て言ってた？
What did Akira say?
チョコレートを食べ過ぎたって言ってた。
He said he ate too much chocolate.
The above are two Genki examples. Note that って simply becomes て after the word 何. This transformation happens after words that end with ん.
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