What's the difference between "você" and "tu"?

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 video

Enviar mensaje Reservar sesión de Video

Hello, I’m Guilherme, one of the Portuguese Ambassadors and today I’m going to answer the question: What’s the difference between “tu” and “você”? The quick answer is: they both mean “you”. But, when you’re using “tu”, you have to use the second conjugation, the second person and when you’re using “você”, it’s the third person conjugation. The main reason for this, it’s because in the past “você” was kind of like a title, so it’s kind of like saying “Your Highness” or “Your Honour”. But, you’re never going to say “Your Highness are right or wrong”, you’re going to say “Your Highness is right or wrong”. It’s the third person. So it’s the same idea, when you use “você” it’s the third person. So for example, if we’re using the verb “to eat”, “comer”, if you’re using “tu”, you’re going to say “tu comes”, but if you’re using “você”, you’re going to say “você come”, which is the same as “he” or “she” or “it”. “Ele come”, “ela come”, “você come”. You’re probably going to hear a lot more “tus” in the south of Brazil and the north of Brazil. And kind of like in the middle, a lot more “você”, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais. And when it comes to Portuguese from Portugal, the main difference is that “você” is formal and “tu” is informal. So, in a formal setting, you’re going to say “você”, “você”, “você” and in a informal setting, “tu”. And, I’d say this is probably, yeah, the main difference.

Lecciones relacionadas

Thematisch ähnliche Unterrichtseinheiten

¿Cómo Estás?
Como Você Está?
Pronombres Personales Subjetivos
Pronomes Pessoal Sujeito

Videos relacionados

Themenbezogene Videos

How do I know when to use Akkusativ and when to use Dativ? Is there a rule?
Nayane Bremm
Como se diferencia "sie" y "Sie" en la pronunciación?
Nayane Bremm
How do I use the present continuous in German? For example, phrases like "I am studying German now" or "They are talking to me"
Nayane Bremm
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre “Gute nacht”, “Guten abend” y “Gutenachmittag”?
Nayane Bremm
What's the difference between "você" and "tu"?
Guilherme Ribeiro
Introduction: Guilherme Ribeiro
Guilherme Ribeiro
Introduction: Tim Berendse
Tim Berendse
What's the difference between "du" and "Sie"?
Nayane Bremm
Cambiar idioma:
Französisch Spanisch Englisch Italienisch Deutsch Portugiesisch