DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "SAY" AND " TELL"

Hi S.Selvakumar ! Here is my answer with examples ,I hope it is clear for you .

Tell :

to give information to somebody by speaking or writing

tell someone something: 'I told him about it.'

-'Please, tell me your name'

we usually say who is told (personal object) and what they were told

-'I told him...', 'They told us...', 'We told them"

-'Our parents told us about it.'

Say :

Never has a person as the object. You say something or say something to somebody.

-Tell me what he said to you.

-I want to say something on this subject.

-He said (that) he was ill.

Both ' SAY ' and ' TELL ' can be used in direct or indirect speech.

Speak :

We often use it for one-way communication, and also for more serious or formal situations.

-I need to speak to you after class.

When we want to refer to a person's ability to speak a language.

-He speaks two languages.

-Do you speak English?

For more information about some other confusing verbs ,please check my discussion in this link :

Thank you !

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