what is the difference between decir and hablar?

Question

What is the difference between decir and hablar?

Answer 1

Decir is to say and hablar is to speak. I found, for the most part, Spanish follows the English difference between the two verbs.

Answer 2

According to SpanishDict hablar is mostly to speak, to talk.

Example: 'Necesito hablar contigo." = "I need to talk (or speak) to you."

Whereas decir is mostly to tell, to say.

Example: 'Dice que no viene." = "She says (that) she is not coming."

Answer 3

Los dos.

Very amusing and clever, mortimerfran!

Personally, being a laid-back fellow, I like platicar the best!

Para mí, mi lengua y mis oídos prefieren la palabra ‘charlar’. :-D - chaparrito, OCT 29, 2009

Answer 4

a mi me parece que una letra, cinco contra seis.

Hahaha your funny. - Rey_Mysterio, OCT 29, 2009

You make Spanish so easy Eddy. - Seitheach, OCT 29, 2009

Answer 5

No puedo hablar la palabra decir. No puedo decir la palabra hablar.

Which is correct?

#2 - samdie, OCT 29, 2009

#2 is correct. - Rey_Mysterio, OCT 29, 2009

Answer 6

Decir is to say or to tell, and hablar is to speak or to talk.

Answer 7

a mi me parece que una letra, cinco contra seis

But the "h" is silent, so it doesn't count.

Ah, but if you're not counting out loud? - samdie, OCT 29, 2009

Is that a dig at those of us that still move our lips when we read? - Izanoni1, OCT 29, 2009