And what language and region is it?

I’ve noticed my language teacher uses the informal you in one language and the formal one in the other.

  • lemondou@piefed.social
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    8 hours ago

    In Filipino/Tagalog, you = “ikaw” (or “ka”, depending on the way the sentence is structured) which is okay to use for peers or younger people. For older people or people of higher positions, we address them with the “plural you” = “kayo”. We also add “po” when speaking politely/respectfully.

    For example:

    “Nasaan ka?” = “Where are you?”

    “Nasaan po kayo?” = “Where are you?” (respectfully)