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‘You’ en e spa ñol. Tú vs. Usted. Remember…We’ve already seen a few ways to refer to people in Spanish!!. He → Él She → Ella. Well, for most Spanish speakers there are TWO ways to say “you ”. Tú. Usted. &. Tú.
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‘You’ en español Tú vs. Usted
Remember…We’ve already seen a few ways to refer to people in Spanish!! He → Él She → Ella
Well, for most Spanish speakers there are TWO ways to say “you” Tú Usted &
Tú Tú is the FAMILIAR form of ‘you’ in Spanish. It is used when talking to: • Friends • Family • People Your Own Age • Children • Pets
Usted Usted is the more FORMAL version of ‘you’. It is used when talking to: • Strangers • People Older Than You • Authority Figures • People You’ve Just Met
In writing, usted is almost always abbreviated. Ud. *It’s also always capitalized.
Tú vs. Ud. • If you are uncertain which form to use, it is usually better to use usted until instructed otherwise. • Spanish even has a verb, tutear, meaning to address someone using the tú form!
¿Túo Usted? Your Little Cousin Tú
¿Túo Usted? el doctor Morales Usted
¿Túo Usted? la señoraHidalgo Usted
¿Túo Usted? Tu amigo Carlos Tú
¿Túo Usted? Un perro Tú
¿Túo Usted? Tujefe Usted
¿Túo Usted? Tuabuela Tú
Tú o Usted? Uncle Enrique Tú
¿Túo Usted? La mamáde tu amigo Usted
¿Túo Usted? La amiga de tuhermano Tú
¿Túo Usted? El profesorMcBoring Usted