"How are you?"
Translation:Как ты?
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The first is like "how are you feeling," and the second is like "how's it going."
I was taught VERY clearly that ты was NEVER to be used except within a close friendship circle. Even not to be used in a family group if speaking to elders. Has this convention of courtesy and respect gone by the wayside like so much else in language???
In my language there are also informal and formal ways to refer to a person and for us, there's a whole savoir vivre rule that says who proposes to change from the formal way to informal way if it's adults talking; if you're talking to a child you don't use the formal way; if you're talking to family members, it depends on your culture and what the elders prefer, it changes from family to family :)
Looks like Olimo above says you can. Probable difference is like English, one is more stressing you. How's it going vs how are you. But both can mean how are you.
Could anybody tell me what the difference between "Как ты" and "Как вы" is?
Taken from a different thread: '"ты" is singular informal "you". "вы" is singular formal "you" and also plural "you".'
Sounds like you would say Как ты to a friend, and Как вы to your boss or a group of people.
Hi eveyone hope all is well, from the above conversation there is no clear difference so far identified, can someone simply say why we use Как Дела and Как Ты. Or when it sis good to use either of them. Because both are used but we don't know the difference. Thanks
Could you say how is everything "как все"? Or is that grammatically incorrect
What is grammatical difference exactly between дела and дело. Also pronunciation. He is saying kak ДЕЛа. I learned and heard как делА from native speakers.
Why is there "ты" and not "тебя", if the pronoun is preceded by a supposed "are"? It shouldn't be accusative?
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Accusative isn't used in this sense. You'd say "how are THEY?" (not "how are them") so you'll say how are YOU (subject form) instead of the "object"
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The english "how are you?" Is shortened version of "how are you doing?" Therefore the 'you' is nominative. Yes?
Как у вас ( or informal, у тебя) деда: How by you affairs, or business or things. Still not sure about difference between дела and дело! If anyone knows for sure, please help!
I believe "Как у вас" is also correct, maybe not grammatically but in everyday usage.