How to use TALK TELL SAY SPEAK correctly in English · mmmEnglish
本课讲解英语中SAY和TELL的区别，适合练习日常表达和语法准确性。通过例句和练习帮助学习者掌握这两个常用动词的正确用法。
Hey there!
嘿，你好！
I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
我是艾玛，来自“mmmEnglish”这个团队。
Say, speak, talk, tell.
说吧，讲吧，谈谈，告诉吧。
Do you know how to use these words correctly in English?
你知道如何在英语中正确使用这些单词吗？
What's the difference between talk and tell?
talk”和“tell”有什么区别？
These are simple everyday verbs but they are often confused by English learners.
这些都是非常常见的日常动词，但英语学习者常常会混淆它们。
They're so similar that sometimes it's difficult to choose the correct one.
它们非常相似，以至于有时候很难做出正确的选择。
They're all similar but they are not the same
它们都很相似，但并不完全相同。
and there are some important rules that you need to know to make sure you're speaking English clearly and accurately.
有一些重要的规则你需要了解，以确保你的英语表达清晰且准确。
Can you tell your name?
你能说出自己的名字吗？
He said me to meet here.
他说让我在这里见面。
If you like the sound of this lesson and you're excited to learn the difference between talk and tell make sure you let me know.
如果你喜欢这节课的内容，并且对学习“talk”（说话）和“tell”（讲述）之间的区别感到兴奋，一定要告诉我哦。
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给这节课点个“赞”，然后点击下方的“订阅”按钮，这样你就再也不会错过任何一节 mmmEnglish 课程了。
Let's start with the verbs say and tell.
我们先从动词 “say” 和 “tell” 开始吧。
These are both reporting verbs and they're used to report ideas or information that were expressed by someone else when they were speaking.
这两个词都属于“报告动词”（reporting verbs），用于转述他人在说话时表达的观点或信息。
They're also both irregular verbs so in the present tense we have say and tell
它们都属于不规则动词，因此在现在时中，它们的形式分别是 “say” 和 “tell”。
but in the past tense they become
但在过去时态中，它们会变成……
said and told.
（用于强调某事已被明确说过或告知过）确实如此，毫无疑问。
That's right.
没错。
You could be forgiven for thinking these words are synonyms but actually they are slightly different in their definitions.
你很可能会认为这些词是同义词，但实际上它们的定义略有不同。
Say means to express something using words.
说”指的是用语言来表达某种意思。
Tell means to give information or instructions to a person and that is the most important difference.
Tell”（告诉）指的是向某人提供信息或指令，而这正是两者之间最重要的区别。
When you use the verb tell it must always be followed by a personal object, the person who is receiving the information.
当你使用动词 “tell” 时，其后必须始终跟一个宾语（即接收信息的人）。
So it could be their name or a personal pronoun.
因此，它可能是他们的名字，也可能是某个人称代词。
Whatever you choose it must be followed by a person.
无论你选择什么，都必须由专人来执行或监督。
Let's look at some examples together and I want you to repeat them out loud with me.
让我们一起看一些例子，我希望你能跟着我把它们大声说出来。
Where are they going?
他们要去哪里？
She didn't say.
她没有说出来。
Where are they going?
他们要去哪里？
She didn't tell me.
她没有告诉我。
What did he say?
他说了什么？
What did he tell you?
他跟你说什么了？
Say hi to Paul for me!
代我向保罗问好！
Tell Paul I said hi!
告诉保罗，我向他问好了！
So I'm going to keep giving you
那么，我会继续给你们提供（所需的信息或帮助）。
some examples now but you'll have to
现在举一些例子，不过具体的内容还得你自己去探索（或：需要你自己去发现）。
listen carefully because there are two sentences that are incorrect so I want you to listen out for them
请仔细听，因为其中有两个句子是错误的，我希望你们能听出来。
and tell me down in the comments which ones are wrong.
在评论区告诉我哪些答案是错误的吧。
I want to say something about our teacher.
我想对我们的老师说些什么。
I want to tell you something about our teacher.
我想跟你们讲讲我们的老师。