Wednesday, October 21, 2009

How to say "you" to a friend and to a person of respect.

In Spanish, there are two possible "you's" that one can use. There is one for a friend, tú, and one for a person who deserves respect, Usted.
Below are a list of questions using tú and Usted:
When speaking to a friend, one can use informal questions with them, such as ¿De donde eres ?

If this is a person of respect, one must say, ¿De donde es usted?.

BOTH PHRASES MEAN THE SAME THING; THEY ARE SIMPLY BEING ADDRESSED TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE!!!

*Also, it should be noted that if you yourself are a person of respect, and you speak to another person of respect, you both refer to each other with Usted.

In life, you cannot address someone who deserves respect as , as it would be very disrespectful. It is very important to note that friends must always be referred to with tú, and people of respect with Usted.


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