What do you mean by speaking, talking and speaking in English?

Speaking, speaking and speaking in English means:

1.speak emphasizes unilateral "speaking" or "talking" and is generally used as an intransitive verb. To say "to someone (something)", you can talk to someone (about something). For example:

Please speak slowly. Please speak slowly.

I talked with the chairman about my ideas. I told the chairman what I thought.

Talk emphasizes the "conversation" between the two parties, which is generally used as an intransitive verb, meaning "talk with someone (something)" and can be used as talk to [with] sb (about something). For example:

He is talking with a friend. He is talking with a friend.

What are they talking about? What are they talking about?

Note: Sometimes it can be used as a transitive verb to mean "talk" and "discuss", but it is usually only used with individual nouns. For example:

Talk nonsense [nonsense] about business

Say emphasizes the content of the speech and is generally used as a transitive verb. Say to sb can be used to mean "say to someone", for example:

Did you say anything (to him)? What did you say (to him)?

he said that he wanted to go. he said that he wanted to go.

Note: The following sentence patterns are worth noting:

It is said that he is ill.

It is said that he is ill.

It is said that he is ill.

Tell means "tell", which can be followed by a double object. The preposition to is used to guide the indirect object when the double object is shifted. For example:

I told him my name. I told him my name.

He told his parents the good news. He told his parents the good news. He told his parents the good news.

Note: you can also take the compound structure of infinitive as the object. For example:

Tell her to come at once. Tell her to come at once.

He stopped the children from playing in the street. He told the children not to play in the street.

In addition, it is sometimes used with the preposition from to indicate "distinction" and "difference". For example:

I can't tell which is which. I can't tell which is which.

Can you tell true friends from false friends? Can you tell true friends from false friends?

5. Pay attention to idioms:

(1) means "talk", "talk", "talk" and so on. , and it is a general spoken language. For example:

Who will speak at the meeting? Who will speak at the meeting?

(2) tell is generally used to mean "telling a story" and "lying". For example:

He often tells us interesting stories. He often tells us interesting stories.

(3) Speaking a certain language is often used as "speaking". For example:

Do you speak French? Do you speak French?

Note: the verb talk is occasionally used to mean "speak" a certain language, but it is rare.

(4) In some collocations, there are sometimes multiple expressions. For example:

Say a word. Tell the truth.