¿hola, eres tú?
The English phrase "hello, are you?" is translated into Spanish as ¿hola, eres tú?
This phrase is a greeting used when asking if the person you are speaking to is the person you expect.
Did you know?
- The word eres is a linguistic relic because it actually comes from the Latin future tense 'eris', meaning 'you will be'.
- While tú is used in the phrase ¿hola, eres tú?, using this informal pronoun with a stranger or a superior in some Spanish-speaking cultures can be seen as overly bold or disrespectful.
