How do I correctly use "su", "mi", "te" and "se".
As I new student I learned that "su" means "your" and "mi" is "my", but in conversation with spanish speaking people I heard "su" used as "his" and "te" and "se" seem to be used interchangable??? One man asked me"¿como SE llama?" and another, ¿como TE llama? I'm confused. Please teach me.
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You should probably tackle each of these topics one at a time. Try using our Reference library.
For su and mi (your/his/her/its and my) see the article on short form possessive adjectives.
For te and se (in your contexts) you need to read articles discussing formal you and infomal you in Spanish and the pronominal pronouns involved.
¿Cómo se llama usted?
¿Cómo te llamas tú? Both mean... What is your name?
The first one is the formal you (2nd person, singular, formal..usted) and the 2nd one is the informal you (2nd person, singular, informal..tú)
Welcome to the forum! Qfreed has given you some good pointers. I see you have started taking the classes here. Excellent, well done! If you continue with those all the things you are asking will become very clear.
¡Buena suerte!
