explnation

[Asnavi]

hello all members 5steps im a new menber, so i d like to no the differen between: say , speak, tell. i hope all of u  wil explan to me.


see u soon
Asnavi

[dadavy]

hi dear

i don think it is correct or not. i just explain what i've got in mind.
say : to make clear by using words
Ex : Be quiet, i have s.th to say.
      She said nothing about it.
remember that , In the stories the subj often comes after Said, Says or Say when it follows he actual words spoken, unless it is a pronoun.

speak : (it's the same to talk)to have a conversation with s.b
EX : can i speak with u for a minute?

tell : to give information
EX : did she tell u her name?

hey u, sometime u don need to know the meaning clearly. u have to focus on and remember to what circumstances, sentences, phrases...something like that, they're using with, for example, I want to talk to u, not i want to say to u. that's absolutely wrong.

ok i'm lost for words now so it's time for me to kick my ass from this website.
hope u guy know how to use the three of them.

oh if there is wrong with my explanation, pl let me know. i'll rectify it.

davy


 

[denith]

In terms of definition,  Dadavy has done the job.

But some other things to notice...

Say: follow by a statement. It's structure is: To say "statement (or reporting statement)" or To say sth to sb.
Example: I said "SHUT UP"...
Or: I said bad words to him.
Speak: follow by preposition (as to create a phrasal verb) and noun. It's structure is: To speak (of sth), To speak to sb, To speak about sth (to sb),
Example: I spoke to her about my future girlfriend.
Or: I always speak about love with my parent.

Tell: follow by noun, specailly personal noun. Its structure is: To tell sb about sth (or to be told about sth).
Example: I told you not to bet Chelsea, see... Liverpool beat them 2 goals.
Or: Have you ever been told about the risk of aborting?

[Greeny]

To me, there is no big differences between the meanings of the three terms; they are different in how they are used.
I strongly agree with denith. You just have to remember their stuctures.