Vosotros or Usted

Question

Do you use the vosotros form or the usted form when trying to address people formally when in Central America - namely El Salvador?

Answer 1

"Ustedes" instead of "Vosotros" is used in all Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas, including El Salvador.

I believe 'vos' is used in Chiapas [Mexico]-San Cristobal - BobH37, Apr 3, 2010

'vos' is singular (an alternative to 'tú') - samdie, Apr 3, 2010

Answer 2

Vosotros is used in Spain.

Answer 3

Your question is comparing plural with singular. It should be "ustedes".

Answer 4

From what I understand from some salvadoran friends of mine, it's not uncommon for "usted" to be the major form of "you" spoken there, except among family, when they use "vos." For people of a familiarity in between family and strangers, sometimes they use "tu."

Anyway, "usted" is always the safe bet when you're unsure of local customs when it comes to formality.

Answer 5

Here in Colombia, they also use 'vos'. They do not use 'vosotros'. I've asked, but never received a decent explanation of why.

I mostly hear it used as an answer to 'how are you' type questions from family.

¿Bien, y vos?