说 is the simple verb for " say, talk, speak, state ": 我 说 「我是美国人」- I said/stated "I am American". 我 说 英语 - I speak English. 说话 means " speak...

说话 is an example of a separable verb (or a verb-object phrase ). The verb in 说话 is 说, and can be used with all sorts of objects, like 说汉语 or 说我的...

It is impossible to talk without 话。Talk is 说话。 You may have noticed (especially from linguists) there are two kinds of 话: You can talk sense： 考试期间不...

Q：I figure 说 is generally used for quotes or languages, 我说「我是美国人。」 我说英语。 I also figure 说话 is used when talking with someone. 我明天跟他说话了。 Are these di...

If only "说",the content of it is important. If you use "说话","话" is just a default noun after the verb, which means we don't care the content of "说".