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「He said me...」台灣人最愛講錯的 say tell speak talk 差別
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台灣人習慣一個「說」字打天下,卻讓 say、tell、speak、talk 四個英文動詞全部用混,尤其是「說 me」這種直接接人的錯誤,母語者聽了會愣住。這篇用 Lisa 轉述房東電話、David 隨口糾正的真實對話,教你 say(說話語)、tell(一定接人)、speak(語言/正式)、talk(輕鬆聊)怎麼一次分清楚,搭配逐字稿與例句學到真的會用。
▶ 完整逐字稿、重點單字、句型:
https://mjenglishclass.com/daily-english/en-say-tell-speak-talk
💬 你是不是也曾脫口而出 "He said me…",然後被糾正過?
留言用今天學的 say/tell/speak/talk 各造一句,看看能不能全部用對! 👇
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🗣️ 情境對話 Dialogue
場景:Lisa 剛接到房東的電話,下班後跟 David 面對面轉述通話內容,一路把 say、tell、speak、talk 用錯,David 隨口自然糾正她。
Lisa: Hey, guess what — the landlord just called about the leak.
(欸,你猜怎麼著——房東剛打電話來說漏水的事。)
David: Oh no, what did he say?
(喔不會吧,他說了什麼?)
Lisa: He said me the repair guy's coming Friday morning.
(他跟我說修理工星期五早上會來。)
David: Wait — you mean he told you, right? Say doesn't take a person directly.
(等等——你是說他 tell(告訴)你吧?say 後面不能直接接人喔。)
Lisa: Right, he told me that. Can you say me his phone number again?
(對啊,他有跟我說。你可以再跟我說一次他的電話號碼嗎?)
David: Same mistake — tell me, not say me. Say either needs 'to' before a person, or no person at all.
(那句也該用 tell me——say 要嘛加 to 再接人,要嘛後面乾脆不接人。)
Lisa: Got it. He also said he can only speak Japanese, so I need a translator.
(了解。他還說他只會 speak(說)日文,所以我需要一個翻譯。)
David: Makes sense — speak a language is always correct, no to needed there.
(有道理——speak 接語言本來就對,不用加 to。)
Lisa: Okay. He also said he wants to talk me tomorrow about the rent increase.
(好。他還說想明天跟我 talk(聊)漲租金的事。)
David: You mean talk to me, or speak to me — both need to before the person.
(你是說 talk to me 或 speak to me 吧——這兩個接人前面都要加 to。)
Lisa: Right, talk to me tomorrow. I keep mixing these up.
(對,talk to me tomorrow。我一直搞混這幾個字。)
David: Happens to everyone. Tell always needs a person, say usually doesn't.
(很正常啦。tell 一定要接人,say 通常不用。)
Lisa: Got it. I'll tell you everything if he calls again.
(懂了。他再打來我會全部跟你說。)
David: Perfect — that one's actually correct!
(完美——這句你講對了!)
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📚 重點單字
say/seɪ/說出(內容)——重點在話語本身,後面接的是話,不是人
tell/tɛl/告訴(某人)——後面一定要接人,是唯一「不能省略人」的說話動詞
tell the truth/tɛl ðə truːθ/說實話——tell 家族最常見的搭配之一
tell a story/tɛl ə ˈstɔːri/講故事——同樣是 tell+人+事情的結構,人可以是任何聽故事的對象
speak/spiːk/說(較正式)——常用在語言、正式場合、電話中
speak to / speak with/spiːk tuː/正式地跟某人說話,接人前一定要加 to 或 with
talk/tɔːk/聊天、講話(輕鬆版)——是 speak 比較放鬆的親戚
talk to / talk about/tɔːk tuː/跟某人聊、聊某件事——talk 接人一樣要加 to,接事情才不用加介係詞
speak a language/spiːk ə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/說(某種)語言——speak 少數幾個可以直接接受詞、不用加 to 的場合之一
This is … speaking/ðɪs ɪz … ˈspiːkɪŋ/電話中的「我是⋯」,接電話自我介紹時的固定說法
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💡 重點句型 Sentence Patterns
- tell + 人 + 事 → 雙受詞句型,直接接人
例:Tell me what happened.(跟我說發生什麼事了。)
- say + (that) 子句 / say + 話語 → 說出內容
例:He said (that) the repair guy is coming Friday.(他說修理工星期五會來。)
- speak + 語言 / speak to sb → 正式場合、語言、電話
例:Do you speak English?(你會說英文嗎?)
- talk to/with sb about sth → 輕鬆對話
例:Can we talk about this later?(我們可以晚點聊這件事嗎?)
- tell to me? / say me? → 常見誤用陷阱
例:❌ Can you tell to me the address? → ✅ Can you tell me the address?
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