What is the difference between the following?
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¿De dónde eres tú? and ¿De dónde es usted? Aren't the both asking where are you from?
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updated Sep 29, 2009
posted by ifnot
Yes - 0074b507, Sep 28, 2009
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The first question is an informal way of asking where someone is from; it would be used when talking to a friend, someone your age or someone younger. The second question is the formal way of asking the same question, and it would be used when talking to someone who is older or respected in society. However, they both ask the same question: "Where are you from?"
tú = informal you
usted = formal you
updated Sep 29, 2009
posted by sunehaa
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tú - informal singular "you" eres
usted - formal singular "you" es
Ustedes - would be formal plural "you" son
Vosotros - would be informal plural "you" sois
updated Sep 29, 2009
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
