But if it makes you feel better, this subject can be just as vexing for native French speakers. Determining whether you should speak formally or informally in borderline situations can be a big source of social stress. Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can take anywhere.
Click here to get a copy. He trips her up a bit by using tu:. Clara: Eh bien! Well, I never! In other words…. English makes the distinction between formal and familiar relationships with word choice, varying grammatical structures, and optional titles. French does all of this too; it just adds another layer of complexity with two second person pronouns. So how do you know which one to use?
Kids always use it with one another, as do most teens, even when meeting for the first time. Likewise, adult friends of friends often use it upon being introduced. Tu is also used when talking to God, children, animals, and inanimate objects. You want to convey a less formal atmosphere informal parties, 4.
You curse at somebody or mean to be disrespectful 5. For example, when teens talk to kids or when teens talk to other teens, when teachers talk to coworkers other teachers that they know, etc….
By using vous a lot in informal situations, the French will notice it. Only later, when you actually make friends in French or learn about people do you really need to use tu.
I hope this series helped you understand the difference between tu and vous in French. If you want to learn French in a more comprehensive manner, you should try this out.
But Hindi speakers will find another similarity here. So glad you found the post interesting! Thank you! This is absolutely brilliant because, dice the first sentence of a casual conversation, everyone instantly knows you want. This is a choice based on a context and a sensitivity.
Variability in feeling This is simply to choose, to more or less, a distance with an unknown person. Meeting at the restaurant, at the museum, in a garden or a park This is simply to choose if you want to be, more or less, a person familiar with your surroundings.
Family, friends, neighbor, colleague Is to choose, in certain circumstances, to more or less respect for a speaker. A teacher, a doctor, a scientist, a hero, an artist. For me it is absolutely wonderful to express subtle, my emotional state, to someone so easily, without offense and without justifying myself. It was a question not of power or social status. The youngest can accept or refuse without causing problems. It creates a relationship expansion in the couple, another way to enjoy the right time, is wealth.
It is not relaxed or snobbish. Only an additional choice. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of new posts by email. Please read my FAQ before placing an order for sizing help and my return policy. Because all orders are custom printed, I cannot offer returns and exchanges. Share
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