Ustedes y Vosotros

Question

I see the form "vosotros" used in Paralee's lessons, and in some of the commentary here in the forum. In my circle of friends and aquaintances in México, we have two Argentinians that use 'vosotros" in their ordinary speech. In México the form is no longer taught or used. I have not spent time in other latin american countries,So i cannot comment on their use of this form. I would be very interested to know from those of you who live in, and travel to these countries, who is, and who is not using this form.

Answer 1

"Vosotros", as far as I know, it is only used in most parts of Spain.

Answer 2

Hi! I´m from Argentina, and nobody I know here uses "vosotros". We use "ustedes" in any case. And we use "vos" instead of "tú", specially arround the Río de la Plata (Buenos Aires & Uruguay).

Thank you for that ! :-) - pacofinkler, Jan 5, 2011

Answer 3

Are you sure not confusing it with vos, which is domiant in Argentina and regional in most parts of the Spanish speaking world?

Answer 4

I lived in Venezuela and have traveled to Colombia, Panama, Mexico and Puerto Rico. I never heard vosotros in any of those places. Nobody here in California uses it that I've heard.