The Verbs SAY/TELL/TALK/SPEAK in English

When it comes to the verbs SAY/TELL/TALK/SPEAK in English, many students go like this:

 . Since the learners are our inspiration for this blog, the following is meant to help them use the four verbs correctly and understand them better in context.

 

The verbs SAY/TELL/TALK and SPEAK are very similar, however most of the time they cannot be used interchangeably.

SAY/TELL

These verbs are slightly different in the way they are used:

SAY means