1. ¿Cómo estás? How are you? (friend)

2. ¿Cómo está usted?  How are you? (someone you don’t know very well, someone older, someone in position of authority, someone you should respect)

3. ¿Cómo están ustedes?  How are you? (for a group of people, example: How are you guys?  How are all of you?

4. YOU  In Spanish, there are several ways to say you, depending on the person you’re addressing.

5. TúTú  This is “you” for a friend peer family member pet someone younger

6. Usted (Ud.)  This is you for (1) someone you don’t know very well (2) a person in authority (3) an older person (4) not a peer (5) person of respect

7. Ustedes (Uds.)  This is you for (1) any group of people

8. In España (Spain) ONLY  In Spain, there are 3 different words to use for “you” when you’re talking to a group. (1) vosotros: “you” for a group of friends, peers, family (guys or mix) (2) vosotras: same as above except only female (3) ustedes: “you” formal: authority, respect, older

9. Tú, Usted, Ustedes, Vosotros, or Vosotras?  Your best friend:  Your math teacher:  Your friends at lunch:  Your friends at a café in Spain:  Girl friends in Spain:  Your best friend’s mother:  A new classmate:

10. How are you?  Which “How are you” expression would you use with the following people:  A little boy:  Sr. Luciani:  Sr. Luciani and Sr. Bubnowski together:  A bunch of friends in Spain:  A bunch of friends in Colombia: