Category:Russian вы
📖 Что э́то? · what it means
«Вы» – так мы говори́м: 1) мно́гим лю́дям: «Дру́зья, вы молодцы́!»; 2) одному́ челове́ку ве́жливо – незнако́мому, учи́телю, врачу́: «Что вы хоти́те?»
«Вы» = you – to many people, or politely to one person: a stranger, a teacher, a doctor. To a friend or a cat: ты.
Russian pronouns ·colours: он – blue · она́ – pink · оно́ – yellow · plural – green · no gender – brown
Russian nouns are replaced by the personal pronouns depending on the established gender and number.
ВЫ vs ТЫ
When referring to one person вы is used:
- When a child or a teenager addresses an adult
- Sometimes when an adult teenagers a teenager
- Between adults of the same age and the same status
- When referring to someone older than you
If you use ты in a public place instead of вы it can be taken for an insult. It’s always better to ask before start using ты.
Ты is used:
- Between friends and family
- Between children and teenagers
- When you address children, teenagers (sometimes), nature, animals and God
Pages in category "Russian вы"
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