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Same in Spanish ('usted' and 'tu', respectively).

• shrikant 16y ago
  And in most Indian languages.
  • CWuestefeld 16y ago
    And French, "tu" (familiar singular) and "vous" (formal singular, or plural). English used to have "thou", but of course that's long since extinct.
    • antirez 16y ago
      In Italian is almost like that: "tu" (familiar) and "voi" (very formal) or "lei" (less formal)
      • mitjak 16y ago
        And Russian.
        • yread 16y ago
          And Czech. And Dutch
          • iacvlvs 16y ago
            And Afrikaans: jy (familiar), u (ever so formal), but u is (or seems to be) falling out of common use.
            • gokhan 16y ago
              And in Turkish. "Sen" ve "Siz".
              • jpablo 16y ago
                And Spanish, "Tu" vs "Usted" vs "Vos"
    • eipipuz 16y ago
      Trivia, "thou" was actually the informal pronoun. On the other hand in Mexican Spanish, "usted" is fading away. It's curious how different cultures get rid of different options.
      • hernan7 16y ago
        "Usted" is alive and well in Argentinian Spanish. Divided by a common language indeed...
  • revorad 16y ago
    Hindi has three - tu, tum and aap. I explained some of this on my Hindi lessons site - http://hindipedia.com/hindi-video-lesson-04-pronouns http://hindipedia.com/hindi-video-lesson-04-pronouns.
• ahoyhere 16y ago
  The problem with the German version is that "Sie" also means "she" and "they". Usted at least does not mean "she." So, are you talking about your sister… or are you talking to your superior? (My 2nd most hated thing about German.)
  • skalpelis 16y ago
    Italian also has "Lei" which means both she and you (in the formal sense).