Lesson 10 · 9:47
Usted
Speak politely with usted, which takes the he/she form, learn when Mexicans use it, and ask ¿cómo?
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What you learn
- usted uses the he / she form: está
- When Mexicans use usted (strangers, older people, formal settings) vs tú
- ¿cómo?: how?
Sentences you can say
- ¿Cómo está? (How are you?, usted)
- ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?, tú)
- Estamos un poco preocupados. ¿Usted está bien?
Watch out for
Using estás with a stranger → usted talks "about" the person, so it takes está: ¿Cómo está?