Spanish Conversation · Level 13
90 words
Spanish word
tú
Pronunciation
IPA/tu/
Meaning
- pronounyou
Example
¿Tú me escuchas?
Do you hear me?
More examples
Entre tú y yo hay confianza.
Between you and me there is trust.
Core concept
Informal second-person singular subject pronoun for addressing one person directly.
Common phrases
entre tú y yo
between you and me
como tú
like you
solo tú
only you
Similar words
usted: Polite second-person singular pronoun used to address someone respectfully.
ustedes: Second-person plural pronoun for addressing a group of people.
vos: Informal second-person singular pronoun prevalent in Argentina and some Central American countries.
vosotros: Second-person plural pronoun in Spain for informally addressing a group.
Definition in Spanish
Se emplea para dirigirse directamente a una sola persona en contextos informales; se escribe tú con tilde para distinguirse del posesivo tu.
Word origin
From Latin tu, it survives as the second-person singular pronoun in Spanish, and the acute accent on tú in writing marks the stressed subject form distinct from the possessive tu.
Usage tips
- Spanish often omits tú in casual speech because verb conjugations indicate the subject, so tú appears mainly for emphasis or clarity.