How to use TALK TELL SAY SPEAK correctly in English

Do you know how to use TALK, TELL, SAY, & SPEAK correctly in English? It's tricky to grasp the difference between TALK & TELL, and understanding how to use SAY and TELL correctly takes a little practice. This lesson & the quiz at the end will help you practise!
Many of my English students get them confused and it can easily lead to grammar mistakes and confusion! These common words are similar, but not the same! And the way they are used in English sentences is slightly different!
I'm happy to share these important English tips about SAY, TELL, TALK & SPEAK!
--------- TIMESTAMPS ---------
0:00 Introduction: TALK TELL SAY & SPEAK
1:06 How to Use SAY & TELL
4:30 Hey Lady! Speaking Community
4:59 How to Use SPEAK & TALK
7:55 What's the difference between TALK & TELL?
8:17 Practice Quiz
Read the full transcript to this video on my blog: mmmenglish.com/2023/08/29/how...
#mmmEnglish #ConfusingWords #SayTellTalkSpeak #WhatsTheDifference #EnglishWithEmma #EnglishGrammar
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Find me at HEY LADY!💃 my online community helping women to succeed in English!
✨ Hey Lady! has helped over 8,000 women to break through the self doubts that hold them back from SPEAKING English. In less than 3 months they can confidently communicate at work, on their travels and in daily life.
⚡️Overcome your fear of speaking forever!
⚡️Build your confidence in a judgement-free women-only space
⚡️Meet motivated speaking partners and practise in real conversations
⚡️Create the opportunities you want in your life and career!
🌈 WANT TO TRY IT? Get your first month for only $15 and feel the change in you!
Go here 👉🏼 mmm.heylady.io/join
Use code👉🏼 TRYNOW15
7-Day money back guarantee
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SUBSCRIBE to MMMENGLISH ➡️ bit.ly/Subscribe2mmmEnglish
🟡Website: bit.ly/mmmEnglish
🟢Facebook: bit.ly/mmmEnglishFB
🔵Instagram: bit.ly/mmmEnglishInsta
👏👏👏 Show your support for Emma & mmmEnglish by subscribing to our channel, liking videos 👍 and commenting to let us know! We love hearing from you! ❤️

[@denisangel9820]

Finally, someone correctly explained everything clearly understandable Emma thank you

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Glad it was helpful!

[@denisangel9820]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma если вас не затруднит можете сделать видео про неправильные глаголы в английском языке This is a very difficult topic for me, I do not understand it. 😭

[@elexanegy8781]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma I want to learn English help me where to start

[@BlackcatMej]

I can tell you, that I like your lessons. When you speak to us, it helps to improve our English. I'm afraid to say something wrong and that's why I don't talk a lot.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I hope I can help you to start speaking English more! Next week’s mmmEnglish lesson will be a good one to watch!

[@BlackcatMej]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma thank you so much! 😊

[@bektashmuhaj7065]

As always, your lectures are great 👍 👌!

[@mohammadhomayoonzadeh7279]

You are an accomplished teacher! When I listen to you, your fascinating words penetrate my mind and stick there! Thanks a lot, Emma!

[@user-js2jr7lc6z]

Hi Emma! I am very happy with your lesson. With you , I took another step towards understanding the English language. Thank you!

[@toniarnold341]

Thank you, Emma, for this lesson. With plaisir, I solved the tasks right. You are a great teacher.

[@interpretasion1802]

Thank you Mrs. Emma for your instruction. I love it. Greeting from North Tapanuli, Samosir island. God bless you. Amen

[@abdoucisse9294]

Thanks for this precious lesson 😊

[@marceloeyzaguirre526]

Thank you Emma, as always very understandable.

[@user-dy5bj6wx8x]

glad to meet your lessons fantastic

[@porus6312]

Thanks for new lesson ma’am 😊

[@amarhilali]

Thank you for the translation ❤

[@user-fz2vs1sf3v]

Thank you so much for this amazing video :) it helped me a lot to understand the differences between them. 1. Say - My brother asked me to say hi to you for him. - Didn't you say something just before? - They said "We really enjoyed the video". - I have said no to the law since it was passed. 2. Tell - You didn't tell me the story! - Didn't she tell you what happened? - I told you to stop! - She was told that there would be a pay raise across the board. 3. Speak - I can speak a bit of Vietnamese. - May I speak to you for a moment? - Can we speak of another topic? - My grandmother only speaks Korean. 4. Talk - They talked about their wild times in high school. - Can I talk to you for a minute? - She asked me if she could talk about that with me. - Don't worry. He said he's going to talk about it with his wife.

[@kamhochoi8723]

thank so lot！👍👍👍👍👍💯

[@apuinahaikam2371]

Thank you Dear Emma❤

[@MdMahamudulhasan-bh8mt]

thank you my English teacher Emma ❤❤

[@ashokmahapure9323]

Thank you for the useful information

[@guirlenenicolas6669]

Thank you Emma. I speak 4 languages. English, french, creole, spanish.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

🤩

[@nataliacardoso6078]

Tks so much for this lesson, teacher! I have been studying English for years and I always have doubts about how to use these verbs. I really appreciate this lesson.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

My pleasure!

[@alvarofortich6720]

Another impressive tip about “tell” and “say” 😃😃. When I was a beginner, it had been so much easier if any of my English teachers would’ve told me your tip. Thanks!! Greetings!!

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I'm so happy this lesson cleared things up for you!

[@baqirmohammed2674]

Thanks for the alert.!

[@paulocesarlinharesdasilva8957]

Thank you teacher Emma. Lesson very important for understanding the use of these words.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

You are welcome!

[@user-wp1bv1xn5h]

Thank you so much I am from Myanmar

[@Otto-sd8ps]

Super teacher, good job congratulations from Guatemala .

[@BlueRoad_Vietnguyen]

Great job Thanks for the video PROF mmmEnglish 👌

[@abdikene]

Dear Tr. thank you, so much.

[@mamunurrahman1643]

Worth learning! Thanks ❤

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Hello!

[@johnibat]

Thank you Emma for this useful content...🙏 Have a nice day...

[@lucianojanducci9907]

Great lesson. Thanks for sharing.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you 🥰

[@IvanKiryushin]

Thanks for great lesson Emma! I speak Russian, English and German a little bit.

[@user-wp2mz2jv2f]

Its a common duobt..thank u for ur valuble information..❤crystal clear!!🎉

[@muhammedhemso2631]

I am here again, again and again.this channel is one of the things I never give up . Thanks again, again and again💐

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Always welcome

[@zekibilen1775]

Thanks teacher 🙋

[@zahraeftekhari3773]

Lovely teacher ❤️

[@user-hz7rz3tb2r]

I am from Azerbaijan and i am trying to learn english language. This video was very super and very useful for me.

[@Extreme66Minecrafter]

You are the best mmmEnglish❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tarenga1957]

Thanks Emma. I told my friends about your channel. They saw it and said they liked it. We were speaking English and talking about your teachings.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@brasilmotopecasdeananindeu4245]

Eu sei pouco de Inglês, mas gostei do teu jeito de ensinar, me conquistou... me escrevi no teu canal e vou começar a fazer as tuas aulas. Será se vou conseguir aprender legal? Valeu, um abraço!!!

[@milabelkina6304]

Dear Emma, thank you very much. Your explanation helped me finally understand the difference between these words.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I'm so glad!

[@sharowarakconda8988]

Thank you so much for this wonderful class.

[@kachakacha8994]

Dear Emma thsnks a lot!!!

[@gustavofigueiredo9804]

Amazing!!!

[@baidyanathmurmu3366]

It's nice to see your video

[@peterdoe2617]

A bit late. Here is my input/homework: To decide between talk and speak: there is the word smalltalk. No small speak. This might help some. My homework: my boss came back from his vacation, yesterday. He called my today, telling me that our co-worker is ill. Also told me, that he doesn't have much further information. (So we need to wait and see.) He told me to come by tomorrow to report about my working hours, while he was gone. He said: "thank you for mowing the lawn and the other things you did, while we where away." I wanna speak with him about how I took my own lawnmower, working at his place. And how it did such a fantastic job, compared with his own one. Maybe I can talk him into buying a battery-driven one instead of this old four stroke heavy monster ;-) We'll talk about it tomorrow. True story. Hope ya'll enjoy!

[@sathish1549]

Awesome✨

[@mariorugama6830]

Thank you Emma for teaching us ,l speak 2 Languages Spanish and English ,regards from central America.

[@katemonakhova7489]

You definitely getting better 🎉 only one minute of my life to get straight to the topic.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Still working at it! Thanks for the feedback!

[@user-ze5iu1ps2v]

It's good to see you every time and to learn new things with you.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

So nice of you!

[@AndresGonzalez-kk9xq]

I improve my fluency just because of you Emma thanks

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Keep it up ❤️

[@JetFalcon]

I love listening to her accent! I do understand her English, perfectly! When I went to London, I visited a neighbourhood where I almost did not understand anything people said! I can't clearly remember the place but I think it's South Tottenham. Anyway, it's always nice to learn English with you, Emma! Greetings from Brasil! ❤

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I know! Accents are tricky, aren't they? Even for native speakers 😅. Thanks for watching!

[@SamiChammas-su3kd]

Schönen Guten Morgen 💕🌹

[@tamermamdouh9857]

Many thanks

[@rjeet1957]

You are truly the best english teacher for me.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Wow, thank you! So glad you found this helpful ☺️

[@user-ok3yf6xd5y]

Thanks teacher

[@ibrahimissaissa6627]

Beautiful teacher

[@alexandreneves3441]

Hello Emma, Thank you for your videos. Here are my four sentences, Emma: -I need to talk to you about our weekend. -What are you gonna say about your college degree? - I must speak to my director about my goals for next year. - I'm gonna tell you something important for your daily routine.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

4/4 Alex! 🙌🏼 nicely done

[@nisansalasamarasinghe8084]

Hi

[@DAna-gd9jt]

Hi Emma, I was always afraid to speak English in front of the others, although I read daily a lot in English. But your videos motivated me, so, now I speak more easily when I held a lecture, and I even told my best friend to watch your videos, too. She said to me she will give a try. We talked several times about how can we improve our English conversations.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you! I hope I can inspire your friend too! 😃hopefully we will meet in Hey Lady! some day too!

[@mostafijrahaman9651]

Emma mem it’s really great lesson

[@RevenantFTS97]

Thank you Emma for this helpful videos! It really helps me not only to remember but also understand stuff I've learnt back when I was studying English at an institute I just thought of a question I'd to ask to you Emma: the verbs REMEMBER and REMIND, they are different, right? In my native language (Spanish) both of these verbs are traslated as "RECORDAR", so when put that way, it appears there's no difference

[@hosnylbrahim449]

Thank you very much my teacher❤

[@knyawhsee8072]

Thank you for I want to understand this.

[@MrSstar12345]

Thank you, Emma! Good lesson!

[@lali2alekperova219]

Thank you so much, Emma.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

You're so welcome!

[@batman-js4zl]

This is the best way learning english💐❤thanks👍💕

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you! 😃 I’m glad it was helpful!

[@jogendrasingh7988]

Your way of teaching is very nice

[@nouredineelfounini1323]

Bravo. Bravo. Thanks so much

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

You are welcome!

[@eustaquiozambrano2974]

Great job teacher. As always. Have a nice Day Emma and thank you so much for helpping your English is awesome ❤👍

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

My pleasure! Have a lovely day too 🥰

[@ibranur94]

Thank you so much Emma ❤❤❤

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

You're so welcome! 🥰

[@luisbarraza6931]

thank you Emma 😊

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

You're so welcome! 🥰

[@neeteshnag6996]

Hy You are splendid and the way you teach it's great and i am still learning

[@buonleo]

Dear Emma, it would be nice if you could make a video explaining the nuances of these adjectives: intelligent, bright, clever, smart, brilliant, sharp, etc. 🙂

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I will!

[@monarou3084]

Excellent idea !

[@bubaseide5457]

I really like this Lesson a lot

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Glad to hear that!

[@ruaahemn3767]

I can speak Arabic, kurdish(my native language),and basic English. And i hope to learn and speak English like a native. My English teacher talked about you ,he said that your lessons are very important to who want to learner ,but I can't understand some of the sentences and words. And I forget that I learned . Can you help me to don't forget the lessons? Thank you very much ❤ You're a great teacher ❤

[@sabatashhirjamal3201]

Hiiii Emma. Thanks for your nice teaching. I appreciate that.

[@carlo4587]

Thank you Emma. I love your smiling face 💌

[@Aerosmith77]

I alwys told you, Emma, you a wonderful teacher. I said your lessons are amazing! I talked about the usefulness of your lessons. I speak two languages.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

4/4 well done!

[@Aerosmith77]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma thanks

[@WaiYanPhyo-music]

I'm Myanmar but I love english language ❤❤❤❤

[@mehdib1989]

It was perfect emmma👍

[@georgebourman2202]

lovely!

[@josealfonsosilvalatorre1826]

Nice video 😊

[@rafiksalhi1917]

Hi, Emma. Hope you are well 😊 Thanks for your great efforts.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I am, thank you for asking!

[@nourhouda1480]

First of all: thank you for the video. I really enjoyed it❤ the homework 1- I said the truth. 2- I spoke to my teacher about the homework. 3- she told everyone about her wedding. 4- we can talk now

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Well done! 👌

[@cheetah2882]

I’ve always said that this is the best Chanel ❤ nobody has told me that this Chanel is the best. I’d like to talk to you one day. When you speak to the audience, you get very formal

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I have a lesson coming up soon where you’ll see a casual conversation with lots of natural Australian expressions 🙂 You’ll enjoy it!

[@cheetah2882]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma I'm fucking elated to watch it. I'm looking forward to watching it soon.

[@zemartins5170]

Emma, the affection I have for your end admiration for your work is greater than the distance between Brazil and Australia.

[@zemartins5170]

Ok Emma.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Very nice lesson! Thank you very much

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

You are welcome!

[@SushilKumar-nq3hn]

I also shared your lesson with my friends too....I really liked your understanding and knowledge about the english language. And it's really too important for all of us to understand the process of this as whenever we are speaking to anyone else we are in a hurry to explain our things we don't know what we are saying or not .

[@sohelrana5922]

Hi.. My best teacher.. Love you lot ❤️❤️❤️

[@videocasetteTV]

Emma is the best teacher

[@blackseasailing8672]

There is kind of magic here, Emma! Yesterday I wanted to find the information about these four verbs and how to use them correctly. And today you've made this video. I don't understand, how it works, but you are amazing!

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

It was destiny ✨

[@tammytsang3487]

I need to tell you that you are one of the most remarkable teachers on you tube channel. So far I have never talked with you before. I suppose we need to use the word: speak when we want to complain about something. For example, May I speak to the manager please?

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you! You're right 🙂

[@davesmith6436]

Hey there, dear Emma! Fancy meeting you today!🥰🥰🥰 Surely, as an Advanced English learner, I can understand the main difference between these four confusing words, they're really similar, I know it! Lots of learners are inclined to mix them up, it's true.🤔🤔🤔 Thanks so much, my Emma for your clearest clarifications, I love the way you teach us English! Keep up doing your fantastic hard work! 👍👍👍

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Wonderful!

[@davesmith6436]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma *My most welcome! 👍👍👍* *Emma you're the best!💖💖💖*

[@easyacademy20]

you are amazing mam❤

[@Sir-TAREK]

I love you. Your amazing at explaining and i like how each video you post is fun.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you 🙂

[@wilderlainez2505]

Thank you so much

[@HoaNguyen-ut9kt]

Thabk you Emma

[@SirLallington]

How do you keep a straight face when communicating incorrectly? Mad skills Emma 😉

[@rashmisharma3796]

I am so grateful to find you... emma❤️🇮🇳

[@ManishSharma-sk2zh]

Hi Emma, An interesting and unique lesson about 'talk, tell, say, speak Appreciate your efforts 👏👏. Thanks and regards,

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Glad you liked it!

[@ManishSharma-sk2zh]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma thank you, Emma

[@loanphung1720]

Good evening lovely teacher ❤❤❤

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Hello 😊

[@timurbirgalin4704]

I just love your videos! The way you explain language is impeccable! By the way, I have just told my girlfriend about Hey lady community as she wants to practice her speaking. Sometimes we talk to each other yet it's not enough. She said that it would be interesting to join the community 😊

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you so much! She’s welcome to join and tell her to come and say Hi to me inside!

[@gyaancounter3122]

Honestly I didn't know the difference among these words. Your English lessons are sensational 👏 👌 keep shining ✨ mam

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you! I’ll do my best!