say talk speak tell

speak讲语言 speak to sb about sth tell告诉 tell sb sth/tell sth to sb say说 say sth to sb talk交谈,聊天 talk to sb/talk sb about sth say ,speak talk 和tell辨析。▲ say一般作及物动词用,着重说话的内容,它的宾语可以是名词,代 词或宾语从句。eg:He can say his name。他会说他的名字。Please say it in English。请用英语用。She`s saying ,Don`t draw on the wall。她在说“别在墙上画”。▲ speak强调说的动作,不强调所说的内容 。作及物动词时,常以某种 语言作宾语。作不及物动词时,常见的搭配形式有：speak of something/somebody谈到某事（某人）speak to sb 跟某 人讲话,此外speak还可用于在较为正式的场合了表演讲或演说。Can you speak Japanese?你会说日语吗?She is speaking to her teacher。她正在跟她的老师说话。He spoke at the meeting yesterday。他昨天在会上讲了话。▲ talk 一般为不及物动词,意思是“交谈,谈话,着重强调两具之间的 相互说话。eg:She is talking with Lucy in English。她正在和露茜用英语交谈。What are you talking about?你们在谈论什么?The teacher is talking to him。老师正在和他谈话。▲ tell常作及物动词,意为“讲述,告诉,动词常跟双宾语。tell sb sth＝tell sth to sb告诉某人某事。eg:He is telling the children a story。他正在给孩子们讲一个故事。Did you tell her the news?＝Did you tell the news to her?你把这个消息告诉她了吗?