Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:54
Subject: Re:what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's the plural "you," but the more formal word (so if you are talking to an elder or a boss or something).
No, it’s not. *Usted* is formal (compared to tú), but for the plural “you”, there is no formal vs. informal. You’d use ustedes regardless of whether you’re talking to your kids, your bosses, your grandparents, or your best friends.
It’s basically the Spanish version of you guys, y’all, or you all.
Examples would be: “are [ustedes] going to the funeral luncheon?”
“[ustedes] are so kind! Thanks for helping out!”
“[ustedes] should come to the baseball game this weekend!”
I should clarify that it depends on whether you’re in Latin America or Spain! In Spain you use vosotros for informal plural you (you guys), while ustedes is used when addressing two or more people in a formal setting. In Latin America, it’s all just ustedes whether formal or informal.
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:52
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yinz
--Pittsburgher
No. Yinz is informal. I use ustedes with professional superiors, older people, and strangers.
So what do you use when addressing a group in a non-formal setting?
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:51
Subject: Re:what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Anonymous wrote:It's the plural "you," but the more formal word (so if you are talking to an elder or a boss or something).
No, it’s not. *Usted* is formal (compared to tú), but for the plural “you”, there is no formal vs. informal. You’d use ustedes regardless of whether you’re talking to your kids, your bosses, your grandparents, or your best friends.
It’s basically the Spanish version of you guys, y’all, or you all.
Examples would be: “are [ustedes] going to the funeral luncheon?”
“[ustedes] are so kind! Thanks for helping out!”
“[ustedes] should come to the baseball game this weekend!”
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:44
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
All y’all
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:42
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Can your kid teach you how to Google stuff?
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:25
Subject: Re:what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
All of you. More formal than “y’all”.
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:22
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Anonymous wrote:Yinz
--Pittsburgher
No. Yinz is informal. I use ustedes with professional superiors, older people, and strangers.
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:20
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Anonymous wrote:you all
if it was just usted then it's "you" but in a formal/respectful way
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:20
Subject: Re:what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
think of "sir" being implied there. I come from a country where we have a formal "you" so it makes perfect sense to me. English doesn't have it.
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:19
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Yinz
--Pittsburgher
--Pittsburgher
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:19
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
you all
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:18
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
You guys
-- Midwestern
-- Midwestern
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:16
Subject: Re:what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
It's the plural "you," but the more formal word (so if you are talking to an elder or a boss or something).
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:16
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Y'all
Formally
Formally
Anonymous
03/26/2020 15:15
Subject: what does "ustedes" mean in Spanish?
Trying to help my kid with (ungraded) spanish work.