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As an aside note, italian has "two" formal versions of "you". The informal one, "tu", is common on all the peninsula. The formal version "voi" (2nd person plu
by _ZeD_ 13y ago
As an aside note, italian has "two" formal versions of "you".
The informal one, "tu", is common on all the peninsula.
The formal version "voi" (2nd person plural) is more common in the south of the Italy (it's a reminiscent of the spanish invasions).
The formal version "lei" (3rd person singular) is more common in the north of the Italy.
- davidw 13y agoI live in the north, but when learning Italian, we were taught that 'lei' is the correct one, while 'voi' is sort of archaic. You see/hear it in, say, comic books like this one, set in the 1800's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Willer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Willer
- slurry 13y agoI remember Massimo d'Alema (a former prime minister and minister) using "ella" which is some kind of regional/archaic form of "lei".