Tu vs Vous

French flashcards for English speakers

16 flashcards · Beginner · Audio
When to be formal and when to be casual, through complete real sentences
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Tu veux un café ?
Do you want a coffee? (tu: friends, family, peers)
Vous voulez un café ?
Would you like a coffee? (vous: formal or plural)
Comment tu vas ?
How are you? (tu - casual)
Comment allez-vous ?
How are you? (vous - formal)
Comment tu t'appelles ?
What's your name? (tu)
Comment vous appelez-vous ?
What's your name? (vous)
Tu peux m'aider ?
Can you help me? (tu)
Pourriez-vous m'aider ?
Could you help me? (vous - polite request)
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