826 Greet the following people in Spanish Your

8/26 • Greet the following people in Spanish: • Your teacher at 8 am • Your principal at 3 pm • Your friend at any time • Your boss at 9 pm

Formality

What is a register? • A register is a way of speaking to someone based on your relationship. • In Spanish there are two registers: formal and informal (also known as familiar)

• There are two different ways to say “you” in Spanish. One is used for informal/familiar situations and the other is used formal situations.

Tú • This is the informal/familiar form of “you”. • You can use this with friends, family, people that are your age or younger.

Tú • A conversation between two people who use tú with each other might look like this. A: ¿Cómo estás? (How are you? ) B: Bien. ¿Y tú? (Well. And you? ) A: Muy bien. (Very well)

usted • This is the formal form of “you”. • You use this with people who are older and have authority over you. People you have respect for and people you do not know.

usted • Often you might address these people using the following titles: • Señor (Sr. ) Mr. • Señora (Sra. ) Mrs. (a married woman) • Señorita (Srta. ) Miss (an unmarried woman)

usted • This is an example of a formal conversation. A: ¿Cómo está usted, Sr. Romero? (How are you, Mr. Romero? ) B: Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? (Well, thank you. And you? ) A: Muy bien. (Very well)