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See translation of this page in Arabic: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/French/Grammar/Polite-Form/ar
 
for a more complete lesson, go here: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/French/Grammar/Vous-and-Tu-Complete-Guide
 


Let's talk about the use of "tu" and "vous" in French.
Let's talk about the use of "tu" and "vous" in French.
The words tu and vous both mean you. Which word for you is used depends on the person being addressed.


 
The use of "tu" is for family, friends or among young people. In other cases it can be considered rude to people.
The words "tu" and "vous" both mean you. Which word for you is used depends on the person being addressed.
So beware, if you do not know the person, it is best to always use "vous" in French.
 
Example with "TU":
 
*Tu vas bien Étienne ?  (How do you do, Etienne?)
*"tu" is used with family, friends or among young people. In other cases it can be considered rude.
 
*"vous" is used with the persons you do not know or to whom you have respect like your teacher, your boss or a person older than you.
 
 
'''So beware''', if you do not know the person, it is best to always use "vous" in French.
 
 
 
==Tu==
*Tu vas bien Étienne ?  (How do you do, Etienne?)
*Oui, ça va et toi Franck? (Well, and you Franck?)
*Oui, ça va et toi Franck? (Well, and you Franck?)
*Tu connais cette fille? (Do you know that girl?)
*Tu connais cette fille? (Do you know that girl?)


==Vous==
Example with "VOUS":
*Bonjour Monsieur, vous allez bien ? (Good morning sir, how are you?)
*Bonjour Monsieur, vous allez bien ? (Good morning sir, how are you?)
*Très bien Madame, merci !    (Very well, madam, thank you!)
*Très bien Madame, merci !    (Very well, madam, thank you!)


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==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-which-normally-follow-the-noun|Adjectives which normally follow the noun]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Intransitive-verbs-and-auxiliary-“être”|Intransitive verbs and auxiliary “être”]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Grammatical-and-real-gender|Grammatical and real gender]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-which-normally-occur-before-the-noun|Adjectives which normally occur before the noun]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-write-and-read-numbers|How to write and read numbers]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Verbs-whose-stems-end-in-c—-or-g—|Verbs whose stems end in c— or g—]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-verbs|Impersonal verbs]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-eu,-au,-eau|Plurals of nouns ending in eu, au, eau]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—ment-derived-from-the-masculine-form-of-an-adjective|Adverbs ending in —ment derived from the masculine form of an adjective]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-refer-both-to-males-and-to-females|Nouns which refer both to males and to females]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-object-pronouns-with-imperatives|Position of object pronouns with imperatives]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Easy-way-of-generating-the-present-subjunctive|Easy way of generating the present subjunctive]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Difference-between-Nombre,-Chiffre-and-Numéro|Difference between Nombre, Chiffre and Numéro]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Place-adverbs|Place adverbs]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-recognize-when-the-start-of-a-relative-clause-is-a-direct-object|How to recognize when the start of a relative clause is a direct object]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Stressed-pronouns|Stressed pronouns]]
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-faire-+-partitive-faire-du,-de-la|Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la]]
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