meeting children: formal or informal?
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Hi all,
When an adult meets a child for the first time, is formal or informal (usted o tú) used? Not sure if it makes a difference, but this would be for the Latin American culture.
Thanks!
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updated Mar 30, 2017
posted by jenabee
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Yo usaría lo informal... tú/vosotros... en la mayoría de los casos. Una excepción sería el caso de un ambiente formal (una boda, funerarias, comunión, etc.) en que el muchacho está vestido apropiadamente para la ocasión. Así para que el muchacho se sienta importante. No es decir que lo informal sea de menos.
updated Mar 30, 2017
posted by DonBigoteDeLaLancha
Gracias! - jenabee, Mar 30, 2017
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When meeting children for the first time, it is always proper to use the informal or "tú' form of address. For plurals, in Spain it's "vosotros/as" in Latin America, use "ustedes."
updated Mar 30, 2017
posted by Daniela2041
:) - FELIZ77, Mar 28, 2017
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Tú would be ok.
updated Mar 30, 2017
posted by Polenta
Gracias! - jenabee, Mar 30, 2017
