Do you know that you can address a single person using two different pronouns ты and вы? Вы is a formal way, ты – informal. Here are few tips how to understand when it is better to choose вы.
You should use вы when:
- You are in a formal situation. For example, in a professional meeting.
- The other person is much older than you.
- The other person has ‘higher status’ than you. For example, is your boss or professor.
- You are unsure which pronoun to use. In this situation it is better to go with вы and wait for another person to propose to change to ты.
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