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Nov 2023
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‘Tú’ and ‘usted’ - How to navigate infor...

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Welcome to another episode of the Coffee Break Show! This time, we're helping you use ‘tu’ and ‘usted’ like native speakers of Spanish. With the help of our Spanish team, you'll know how to navigate informal and formal Spanish, enabling you to communicate more naturally in the language.


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