Cch phn bit: Say, Speak, Tell, Talk

1. SAY:
L ng t c tn ng, c ngha lni ra, ni rng, ch trng ni dung c ni ra.
Th d:

Please say it again in English. (Lm n ni li bng ting Anh).

They say that he is very ill. (H ni rng cu y m nng).

2. SPEAK:
C ngha l ni ra li, pht biu, ch trng m ming, ni ra li. Thng dng lm ng t khng
c tn ng. Khi c tn ng th ch l mt s t t ch th tingtruth (s tht).
Th d:

He is going to speak at the meeting. (Anh y s pht biu trong cuc mt tinh).

I speak Chinese. I dont speak Japanese. (Ti ni ting Trung Quc. Ti khng
ni ting Nht Bn).

Khi mun ni vi ai th dng speak to sb hay speak with sb.

Th d:

She is speaking to our teacher. (C y ang ni chuyn vi thy gio ca

chng ta).

3. TELL:
C ngha cho bit, ch trng, s trnh by. Thng gp trong cc kt cu : tell sb sth (ni vi
ai iu g ), tell sb to do sth (bo ai lm g), tell sb about sth (cho ai bit v iu g).
Th d:

The teacher is telling the class an interesting story. (Thy gio ang k cho lp
nghe mt cu chuyn th v).

Please tell him to come to the blackboard. (Lm n bo cu y ln bng en).

We tell him about the bad news. (Chng ti ni cho anh ta nghe v tin xu ).

4. TALK:
C ngha ltrao i, chuyn tr, c ngha gn nh speak, ch trng ng tc ni. Thng gp
trong cc kt cu: talk to sb (ni chuyn vi ai), talk about sth (ni v iu g), talk with sb
(chuyn tr vi ai).

Th d:
What are they talking about? (H ang ni v chuyn g th?).
He and his classmates often talk to eachother in English. (Cu y v cc bn cng lp thng

ni chuyn vi nhau bng ting Anh).

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