"Ele se sentiu bem."

Translation: He felt fine.

[soulzy]

would "he felt well" be said differently?

[AM-Tl]

Would it be right to drop SE and just write ELE SENTIU BEM?

[Paulenrique]

It depends on the context. If something external made him to feel something, you can drop "se":

— A crise econômica está afetando vários comerciantes. O João também sentiu o efeito dessa crise em seu mercado.

— Sim, ele sentiu bem. (that is, he could notice the impact crisis had on his business).

[erichblase1950]

Conversely, why was "he himself felt good" wrong?

[mohdomar]

'He felt good' should be acceptable too right?

[SNahuelVil]

I wrote ''he felt okay'' and is supposed to be wrong.

I think that phrase is ok.

[Libor]

If this 'bem' means 'happy', too, it is ok to translate it as 'good'