SAY, TELL, TALK and SPEAK

Some of you had some problems with the verbs SAY,  TELL, TALK and SPEAK . I hope this notes and this short video can help you to understand them.

  

SAY / TELL / TALK / SPEAK

1) Now, listen what I’m going to say:

2) I’m going to tell you what to do next:

3) I’m talking about four verbs which are often confused.

1) You should learn to speak better English.

SAY a word, a name, a sentence SAY that… SAY something to somebody He SAID, ‘………………..’	TELL somebody that… TELL somebody to do something… TELL the truth, lies, a story, the time, fortunes … TELL somebody how to do something
TALK to somebody TALK about something	SPEAK to somebody SPEAK well/badly SPEAK French / Japanese…