How to Say “Are You” in Spanish

Did you know?

• The word eres is actually a linguistic relic of the future tense. It comes from the Latin eris, meaning 'you will be', and replaced the original Latin 'es' because the two sounds became too similar over time.
• In many Spanish-speaking regions, using tú in the phrase ¿Eres tú? might feel too informal. If you are identifying a stranger or someone in a position of authority, you would likely switch to the formal 'usted' forms instead.
• Spanish speakers often omit the pronoun tú entirely, simply asking ¿Eres? when the context makes it clear who they are talking to.