What person is ustedes?

Spanish Subject Pronouns:

Does ustedes mean we?

Hello, and welcome to the forum. Ustedes means ‘you all’. It is the second personal plural formal pronoun.

What is the difference between usted and ustedes?

1 Answer. Well, usted and ustedes are both the formal forms of ‘you;’ usted is singular ‘you,’ and ustedes is plural ‘you. ‘ In English we use the same word for both singular and plural. Tú is the informal form of ‘you.

What is ustedes used for?

Ustedes (often abbreviated Uds.) is used to address two or more people and can be formal or informal. Since most Latin American countries do not use vosotros, ustedes is used for all forms of plural address in this region.

How do you use ustedes?

Ustedes is used for the plural “you” both formal and informal in South America. Ustedes means you all so unless you are in spain you would use it to say you all are or “ustedes son.” If you are in spain you would use “vosotros somos.” You may use ustedes when you are addressing seniors in plural.

When would you use Vosotros?

Vosotros is the rough equivalent of “you all” in English, and is used as the plural form of the subject pronoun tu, informally meaning “you”. Although this informal plural “you all” subject pronoun exists as a part of the Spanish language, it is seldom found in other parts of the Spanish-speaking world.

Is Vosotros a yall?

Both, vosotros and ustedes, are used to address a group of two or more people directly in an informal setting. In American English they are the equivalent of you guys or the form y ‘all used in the south of the U.S.

Is Vosotros we or they?

In English, when I have a group with me, the plural of “I” is “we.” The same is true in Spanish, the plural of yo is nosotros (or nosotras if we are all females). Pronouns in the second row are second person pronouns ( tú and vosotros/vosotras). There is a third person singular pronoun for each gender: él and ella.

What comes after Vosotros?

Table of personal pronouns

What is the AR ending for TU?

Verbs that End in -ar

Is tu or usted more formal?

Tú and usted are both Spanish words for “you”, but they each carry a different level of respect. Usted is the more formal version. It’s used when referring to someone who is an acquaintance, of a higher status, or even simply just older. Tú is informal.

Would you use tú or usted when speaking to your boss?

Probably better to use the “Usted” form. She is your boss and you’re not familiar with her. I think she might be calling you “tú” not just because she’s being friendly, but because you’re younger and lower in the business that she is.

Do you use tu or usted with parents?

In Spanish, you should refer to your parents, teachers, pastor/priest, boss, etc. as “usted” The fact that in some countries people have become used to using “tú” doesn’t make it ok.

Is your best friend tu or usted?

For most places, anyone who is not your friend or close relative, you use usted with. Friends and close relatives get the tú treatment. You can also use tú with non-friends and non-relatives with people you wish to sound disrespectful to.

Is Su formal or informal?

The difference is that “su” is formal and ” tu” is informal. The “tu” form would be used when you know well the person you are talking to or someone who is younger than you. The “su” form would be used if you do not know a person or are formally speaking to someone.

What is the difference between Tú and Tu?

Tu is possessive- Me encanta tu vestido = I love your dress. Tú is a personal pronoun- Tú puedes leer = You can read.

What’s the difference between SUS and SUS?

Hi. Without going into too much grammatical detail (because I would probably confuse you, and myself lol) ‘su/sus’ is an adjective so relates to the noun that it is describing. If the noun is singular (regardless of being male or female) then we use ‘su’, if plural then ‘sus’.

What is the Spanish slang for goodnight?

buenas noches

How do Spaniards answer the phone?

you use ‘alo’ when answering the telephone in spanish. ¿Diga? and ¿Sí? are the most common answers. In Mexico, the most common is “Bueno,” “Diga,” and occasionally “Sí.” Quite abrupt to an untutored English ear but perfectly acceptable in Spain.

Does Bueno mean hello?

It is just a way for them to say “Hello”. This word literally means “right” or “good”. In this case, it is a mexican-style telephone greeting… I read once that “bueno” comes from the very early days when telephone came up in Mexico and due the the many fails the callers used to ask, ¿bueno?

How do Colombians answer the phone?

Much like hola, aló is another common way to answer the phone in many Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. In fact, aló sounds similar to hello in English with the exception of a Spanish accent. Like hola, you can never go wrong when using aló to answer the phone.

What should I say when answering the phone?

#2 The phone should be answered with a positive greeting such as “Hello,” “Good Morning,” or “Good Afternoon,” etc. Following the greeting, the person who answers the phone should give his or her name and the name of the business or organization that is being contacted.

Is it rude to say what when someone calls your name?

It’s not rude. But ‘yes’ is probably a more gentle way of responding. I think it has more to do with context/formality in a case by case scenario. It is a casual, intimate situation, so no, responding with “what?” isn’t necessarily rude.

Is it rude to answer the phone with yes?

with an exclamation entonation which leads the caller to the misunderstanding. It seems that saying “Yes!” is a rude and curt way to answer the phone.

Is 7pm too late to call?

Personal phone calls can be made up until around 8:30pm. Any later and you’re impinging on the few hours of time people are allowed to zone out each day. Generally, work-related phone calls should be accepted up to an hour after you’ve left the office, but no longer.

Is it rude to call twice?

You should basically call twice at a time and then drop a text… the reason you’re trying to call them… this is right etiquette of calling…. If it’s medical emergency or fire at home or office you can continually call the person you’re trying to reach….

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