Do you use "good" or "well"?

Either, “good” is a bit more casual I suppose, but “well” is the proper way. I’d stick with that.

Speaks English well, “speaks good English” would be grammatically incorrect use of the word “good”, I believe.

However, it’s been a decade since i was in an English class, so I could be wrong.

both are actually acceptable in different situations.

“he speaks English well” is more formal and is more appropriate when discussing someone’s qualities to another person. use this in an essay.

“he speaks good English” is less formal and is more appropriate when discussing someone’s qualities directly with that person. use this when you’re hanging out.

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I believe my English teacher from last year always said to use well when dealing with ability, or health, and to use good, when you are using it to describe acts. “I do good” “I am well” so I believe it would be “I speak English Well” (most proper anyways)

Darn, I meant “‘well’ is an ADVERB”. Not an adjective too! Makes the whole answer useless, doesn’t it?

i think it’s well…yeah english is a weird language but we all speak it HAHA

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You speak English well - means that you speak English correctly and fluently. The emphasis is on HOW you speak it.

You speak good English - perfectly OK, but here the emphasis is on the quality of your English - it’s good - and not so much on how you speak it.

Is there a difference? Not much, and both are correct.

It’s not unlike:

She sings beautifully. and She has a beautiful voice.

The idea is about the same, but the emphasis is a little different.

Excellent! That was what I thought but needed some other opinions just to be sure. Thanks!

How do you learn? Good or well or something else???

ok… if i remember right… my FRENCH teacher (he might also teach a bit of english) told me that the “good” in “speaks good english” would describe english. i dont think u are trying to say that english is good. you cannot say “he speaks good”. instead, you would say “he speaks WELL”. so, u can there fore say, “he speaks english well”.

i hope i remember correctly! haha

‘Good’ is an adjective - it describes a noun (English).

‘Well’ is an adjective - it describes a verb (I speak).

So you just have to remember what you are describing - sometimes it will be your speaking but if you phrase it differently it will be your English.