TÚ or USTED? I ask Spanish people on the streets

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July 27, 2024

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15 min video

When should you use tú and when is usted more appropriate? Lucía asks people in Spain, giving you real examples of how speakers think about formality.

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Listen for the situations people mention. Make two mini dialogues: one informal and one more formal. Read both aloud and choose the pronoun that fits each.

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About the author 

Lucía is a native Spanish teacher from Sevilla, in the South of Spain. She loves languages and has experience learning various of them. She graduated from the bachelor "Film and TV studies" in Carlos III University in Madrid and enjoys making and editing videos for social media.

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