The difference between speak talk say tell

Speak means "to speak". When used as an intransitive verb, it usually refers to the ability and method of speaking. It also means "speech, speech"; when used as a transitive verb, the object after it usually means language noun. speak to often means "to speak with...".

Do you speak English? do you speak english?

She is speaking to the shop assistant． She is talking to the salesperson.

Say means "to speak", emphasizing the content of the speech. For example:

--"What are you saying?" "What are you saying?"

-- "I'm saying nothing." "I'm saying nothing."

Please say it in English. Please say it in English.

Talk means "to talk". When used with the preposition to or with, it means "talking with...", and when used with the preposition about or of, it means "talking about the content of...". For example:

May I talk to you? May I talk to you?

Xiao Li is talking with her teacher.

What are you talking about? What are you talking about?

Tell means "to tell" or "to tell". It is used as a transitive verb, meaning "to tell" or "to tell". It means to tell a thing or a story, and it means to tell it continuously. , such as: tell the truth, tell a lie, tell a story, etc. tell can be followed by a double object structure or a compound object structure, and sometimes means "an instruction or a lighter command", Often used to tell sb. (not) to do sth. in the structure. For example:

Please tell us the good news. Please tell us the good news.

I have something to tell you.

Do you have anything to tell us? Do you have anything to tell us?