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And in most Indian languages.
by shrikant 16y ago
And in most Indian languages.
- CWuestefeld 16y agoAnd 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 agoIn Italian is almost like that: "tu" (familiar) and "voi" (very formal) or "lei" (less formal)
- eipipuz 16y agoTrivia, "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 agoHindi 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.