"說" 的英文用包括 Say, Tell, Speech, Talk? | 秒懂四者的差別 單向或雙向溝通要用哪個動詞

在英文裡，關於「說」，對應的動詞有 Say, Tell, Speech, Talk，大家是不是很困惑什麼場合是用哪一個動詞呢?

Say, Tell 都是「單向」某一方對另一方報告

而 say 和 tell 最大的差別在於需不需接受詞

• Say + 談話內容 (不需受詞)
  “He said he was going to be late.”
  “What did he say?”
  “When he said he was leaving, we all got really sad.”
• Tell + 談話對象 (需受詞)
  “I told you about the party.”
  “Have you told him the news?”
  “She always tells me that.”

Speech, Talk 都是「雙向」溝通交流
而 speech 和 talk 最大的差別在是正式還是非正式的溝通

• Speech 正式溝通

“He was speaking to his employees about the new services.”

“Did you speak to him about our new project?”

• Talk 非正式溝通

“I need to talk to you about last night.”
“Did he talk to you about his trip?”