usage.formal-vs-informal-register
Formal vs informal register
Register shifts with pronouns (usted vs tú/vos), softeners (quisiera, podría, sería tan amable), vocabulary, and greetings — not just grammar.
usageB1v0.1.0
Explication
Formal kit: usted + conditional/imperfect softeners (quisiera consultar, ¿podría indicarme...?), titles (señor, doctora, ingeniero — widely used in Bolivia), and full greetings before business.
Informal kit: tú/vos, imperatives, diminutives, fillers. Mismatch costs: too formal sounds distant among friends; too informal with officials or elders can stall your paperwork.
Exemples
Disculpe, ¿sería tan amable de revisar mi expediente?
Excuse me, would you be so kind as to check my file?
Excuse me, would you be so kind as to check my file?
Région: global
Che, pasame la sal.
Hey, pass me the salt.
Hey, pass me the salt.
Région: global