TELL

VS
SAY
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SAY
SAY-SAID-SAYING

You say something.

Dices algo.

BUT...
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TELL
TELL-TOLD-TELLING

You tell someone something.

Le dices algo a alguien.
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We use "Say" without an

object pronouns or name.

Example: She said she was

happy.

Not: She said me she was

happy.
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When we use "Say" with an

object pronouns or name,
we must put "to" before it.

Example: She said to me that

she was tired.

Not: She said me that she was

tired.
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Don't use "to" after "tell".

We use "tell" with an
object pronouns or name.

Example: I tell her she must

go.

Not: I tell to her she must

go.
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MAIN DIFFERENCE

Tell is to "speak or write

something to someone."

Say is to "use your voice to

express something in words."