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Is "vosotros" strictly a "Spain thing"?

Is "vosotros" strictly a "Spain thing"?

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...As opposed to being used in Latin America. To be even more clear: if I only am interested in learning Spanish that is spoken in Latin America... Should I omit vosotros from my vocabulary entirely.

Thanks for the help - obviously I'm quite new.

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updated Aug 20, 2014
posted by steric
Understand it, even if you do not use it, It will apear, and you should understand it - pacofinkler, Aug 2, 2011
I completely agree with Paco, 'Well said', Paco :) - FELIZ77, Aug 20, 2014

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Yes and No....if you are primarly using spanish in latin america, I would skip using vosotros and learning conjugations for it...However, recognize it, the odd person will use it, or in the Bible or other documents you may see it used. Some latin american countries use "vos" to say "you all" or "you formal" but will conjugate it with the tu, usted, or ustedes ending. So I wouldnt bother learning it at a beginning level, but know that its there!

updated Aug 20, 2014
posted by toothpastechica
"vos" is singular and informal only. - samdie, Aug 3, 2011
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In fact, there is some places that people use "vosotros" every day in Latinoamérica, for example, Cali (Colombia) and Maracaibo (Venezuela).

I think is not useless learn that conjugation, because anyone who learned Spanish as a Native Language it will be easy to understand you if you use it.

Hope you like it. Sorry for my bad English if it has mistakes... grin

Cheers!

updated Aug 20, 2014
posted by Animalescus
Do you live around that area? - lazarus1907, Aug 2, 2011
We welcome you, good english or not, we are all here to help each other. - pacofinkler, Aug 2, 2011
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In practice, it is used almost exclusively in Spain, but don't be surprised if it pops here and there in Latin America. For example, you'll find it in the Argentinian National Anthem, and sometimes in literature.

By the way, good luck with your Latin American Spanish learning, because there are lots of different varieties of Spanish all over the place, many of which are much more different than between, say, Mexico and Spain.

updated Aug 20, 2014
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
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In my opinion as a learner and not a high level one, the more I practice my conjugation, the easier it is to fit in the vosotros form, no I am not studying it because it has no daily use in Mexico.

But for sure, as Lazarus says it is going to " pop up" in literature and in other places,

Once you are confident in your conjugations ( I, not yet) it will sort of " fall in place" I have found that true when working in the website " conjugemos.com. Sometimes I will practice conjugations with the vosotros form and sometimes without, just because I can. If you do this, you will find it is not as difficult or unusual as it may appear on its surface. I cant say that I am ready to use it, but if I encounter it in reading , I will understand the intent of it.

This is where the value of understanding lies.

updated Aug 2, 2011
edited by pacofinkler
posted by pacofinkler
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Equatorial Guinea also uses vosotros

updated Aug 20, 2014
posted by BreanaBubbles
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I decided to learn it (if you have the other forms down it's not very hard in my opinion) simply because I don't want to miss anything when I read books in the language. In other words, I don't want to exclude books by authors from Spain.

updated Aug 20, 2014
posted by elainepnj
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Coincido con la "chica pasta dental". Vosotros=Ustedes cheese

updated Aug 2, 2011
posted by fjfuentesh