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Politeness & formality (sound respectful fast)

Formality is one of the fastest ways to sound natural in many languages.

What matters most

Jij/je (informal) vs u (formal).

  • When in doubt, choose the more polite form.
  • Memorize one polite question pattern and reuse it everywhere.
Waar woon je?
Where do you live?
Waar woont u?
Where do you live? (formal)
Spreek je Engels?
Do you speak English? (informal)

Mini challenge

Say your ‘Do you speak…?’ sentence in the polite form, then in the casual form (if your language has both).

Mini‑quiz

Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “Where do you live?”?