Say, speak, talk, tell.
( ) say, speak, tell , , () , , , .
To say
to say ( ) .
, 6 He said he would come after 6.
, . You are looking bad today, I said.
Did you say anything to her? ( say , to)
say :
lets say a few of them, lets say a dozen , .
that is to say - , , He will arrive three months from now, that is to say, on the 10th of May. 10 , .
before you can say Jack Robinson , , .
( Jack Robinson )
I dare say , , , , / Margery says he has a charming smile and a lovely figure. I dare say. (W. S. Maugham, Complete Short Stories, Virtue) , . .
to say the least It is carelessness to say the least. , , .
You can say that again! , ,
She has nothing to say for herself . , .. .
You dont say! ! ( )
To tell
"to tell " : - -, ("to tell somebody something):
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Tell me all about yourself! !
Mommy, will you tell me that beautiful tale tonight? , ?
Ill tell you what (. ) - Ill tell you what! Dont put ideas into her head! , !
to tell tall tales , : When I was a kid there was a period when I told tall tales but my parents always knew when I was doing it and made me own up to it , , , , .
Say tell (she told me / she said)
told ( , , ).
He told me that he was going into hospital for a major operation.
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I told her nothing about it!
He said that he expected to be kept in for about six weeks.
, say , to tell :
You dont look too happy, I said.
I get really stressed at work, she said.
Eat properly, exercise regularly and get eight hours sleep each night, I said. ( , / )
Eat properly, exercise regularly and get eight hours sleep each night, I told her. ( , , )
, "to tell" , : - - (to tell somebody to do something):
"She told me to sit down." .
to tell - , . , .
My mother told me to wash a car - .
To Speak /to Talk
to speak to talk - , -, . .
Speak
"to speak" :
1) -, - , , ( ), , .
2) :
I need tospeak to you after class.
The king of this countryspoketo the audience about the war.
2) - :
He speaks two languages.
Do you speak English?
3) :
to speak fluently ,
to speak quietly / softly ,
to speak quickly / rapidly etc.
Talk
"to talk" -, "to speak", ().
"to talk" "to speak" , "to speak" , to talk -
- "They talked for hours about clothes." .
- "Can I talk to Mr. Pitt, please?" , .
- "May I speak to Mr. Pitt, please?" , . ( ).
, to speak .
Please stop talking - , ( to speak).
What are you talking about? - ?
Did you talk to him yesterday? - ?
to talk nonsense.