Am I correct in thinking...

Question

I thought that "ti" is you like an audience and "tu" is like to one person.

Is this correct?

A simple yes or no would do.

Answer 1

Firstly "tu" means "your", not "you". So use "ti" for "you" (informal) E.g."The letter is for you" - "La carta es para ti" And use "vosotros" for "you plural" (informal) E.g. "The letter is for you lot" - "La carta es para vosotros"

For formal situations replace "ti" with "usted" and replace "vosotros" with "ustedes".

¡Gracias! - 001dca6b, May 1, 2012

Vosotros is rarely used in Spanish outside of Spain. We use "ustedes" Everything else is right on! - farallon7, May 1, 2012

Maybe in bibles, but thats about it. - Rey_Mysterio, May 1, 2012

after years of studying castillian Spanish and living in Madrid, vosotros is pretty acceptable as the third person form - it just depends if you're intending it for a Castillian audience or Latin American, but you would be understood either way :) - Lozz1, May 3, 2012

Answer 2

"Tí" means "you" in English. Example: "Esta rosa es para tí." This rose is for you. It is also talking to ONE person. The word "tu" in Spanish also refers to ONE person. Example: "Solo tú" is "only you" (one person) "Tú eres tonto" becomes "You are a fool" . So "tú" means "you" also. Hope it helps.

Answer 3

and you- tí (with a tilde) as in " para tí " -for you

Answer 4

tu - your

tú - you

te lo doy a ti. - I give it to you.

(Tú) no tienes que reinventar la rueda. - You dont have to reinvent the wheel.

Tu carro tiene cuatro ruedas.