How to use The different forms of “you”: tú, usted, vosotros/as and ustedes in Spanish

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The different forms of “you”: tú, usted, vosotros/as and ustedes

Tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras and ustedes are all personal pronouns Pronombres personales meaning “you”.

  • Tú is the singular “you” for informal contexts (family, friends, at a party, etc.).

Tú eres mi mejor amigo.

You are my best friend.

  • Vosotros/Vosotras is the plural “you” for informal contexts.

Vosotros sois mis mejores amigos.

You are my best friends.

Vosotras sois Ana y Magda.

You are Ana and Magda.

  • Usted is the singular “you” for formal contexts (addressing older people, strangers, authority figures, etc.).

¿Usted es rey de España?

Are you the King of Spain?

  • Ustedes is the plural “you” for formal contexts.

Ustedes dirigen la escuela.

You manage the school.

Notes:

  • In Latin America, we use ustedes in both formal and informal contexts (vosotros/as is not used).
  • In Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and some other Latin American regions, we say vos instead of tú.

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