speak, talk, say, tell
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Differences between Speak, talk, say and tellTRANSCRIPT
TALK / TELL / SAY / SPEAK
DID YOU TALK TO HER?
I SAID (THAT) I LOVE HER!I TOLD HER (THAT) I LOVE
HER.
WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
DID YOU SPEAK TO HER?
DID YOU TALK WITH HER?
DID YOU SPEAK WITH HER?
YEAH, I
DID!
TALK – talked (falar, conversar)
To talk to/with somebody (about something)
(same as speak)
I talked with/to her (about my disease).
To talk about something
The teacher talked about the verbs in the past.
As a noun. (conversa)
We need to have a talk.
SPEAK – spoke, spoken (falar, conversar)
To speak to/with somebody (same as talk)
I spoke to the teacher.
To speak about something
He spoke about the new salary.
To speak something
I speak English.
TELL – told (dizer, contar)
To tell “somebody” “something”
He told her he loved her.
To tell “somebody” about “something”
He told her that he was busy.
To tell (ask) “somebody” to “do something”
He told (asked) us to study.
To tell a story, a joke, a lie, a secret, the truth, the difference,
the time.
The thief told the truth to the police.
The thief told the police the truth.
SAY – said (dizer, falar)
To say “something to somebody
He said (that) he slept more than necessary.
He said (that) he loved her.
Did you say something?
Did you say that…?
As ‘sayings’: ditados
EXPRESSÕES
MEAN: querer dizer
What do you mean?
EXERCISE:
Thessa: Hi. I need to to you.
Pedro: Let’s .
Thessa: Remember I you about the new project?
Pedro: Sure.
Thessa: Do you know where it is?
Pedro: Hmm! Let me see! You me to put it in the safe.
Thessa: Did you to the secretaries about it?
Pedro: Yeap. I that it should be a secret at first.
Thessa: And what did they ?
Pedro: They it was ok, but one of them
to me and that if I didn’t give her
R$1000,00, she would the truth to everyone.
TALK / SPEAK
TALK
TOLD
TOLD / (asked)
TALK / SPEAK
SAID
SAY
SAID TALKED / SPOKE
SAID
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