Tu or Você?

In European Portuguese,
it can get complicadíssimo!

Start! ⤵
Are they a
close friend? No
Are they
Yes family?
No

Yes
A colleague (from work,
school, gym etc.) ? Are you speaking to
older extended family
No Yes or grandparents?*
No Is your family somewhat
traditional and/or more
Yes
No formal?
Superior in age
or ranking?
Yes
Yes No

Do you know their name?

You should be safe using "tu"!
Yes Estás bem?
No

Want to maintain extra Você variation #1:

formality or distance? No
A Ana gosta de laranja?
O Avô* quer água? (family)
Want to maintain extra Definitely
formality or distance? Kind of * There are always exceptions. For example.
these days, some grandchildren treat their
No grandparents as "tu"!
Yes

Você variation #2:

(nothing!) Gosta de laranja?

Você variation #3:

O senhor gosta de laranja?
A senhora quer água?

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