English grammar
Regional plural you: yous, ye, y'all, you guys, you lot
Recognise the regional plural forms of you: yous, ye, y'all, you guys, you lot.
From the scene Where are yous?
In short
Many varieties have a plural you: yous, ye, y'all, you guys, you lot. They take a plural verb and are informal.
Your turn
Which one goes with plural verb after yous?
Options: are ye coming? · yous are, yous have, yous want · where are yous?
Show answer
plural verb after yous → yous are, yous have, yous want
How it works
Standard English uses you for one person or many, so many varieties have made their own plural.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Yous (blank) got a car? Get the metro, then.
Options: hasn't · isn't · haven't
Show answer
Yous haven't got a car? Get the metro, then.
¿Que no tenéis coche? Pues coged el metro.
Good to know
Yous is heard in Ireland, Liverpool, Glasgow and Australia.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Look, Nuria, I'll teach (blank) more now.
Options: yous · yours · yourself
Show answer
Look, Nuria, I'll teach yous more now.
Mira, Nuria, ahora os enseño más.
Good to know
Ye in Ireland; y'all in the southern USA; you guys in American English and now everywhere; you lot in casual British English.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Well, I like it. Javi, come here. Do yous two (blank) a churro?
Options: want · wants · wanting
Show answer
Well, I like it. Javi, come here. Do yous two want a churro?
Pues a mí me gusta. Javi, ven. ¿Queréis un churro vosotros dos?
Good to know
They take a plural verb (yous are, yous have) and are informal: fine among friends, not in an essay.
plural you (Ireland, Liverpool, Glasgow, Australia) where are yous?
plural verb after yous yous are, yous have, yous want
Javi
No: yous are, yous have, yous want. Like "you", but plural.
No: «yous are», «yous have», «yous want». Como «you», pero en plural.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No: (blank). Like "you", but plural.
Options: are ye coming · yous are, yous have, yous want · where are yous
Show answer
Javi
No: yous are, yous have, yous want. Like "you", but plural.
No: «yous are», «yous have», «yous want». Como «you», pero en plural.
plural you (Ireland) are ye coming?
plural you (southern USA) y'all come back now
Your turn
What goes with y'all come back now?
Options: plural verb after yous · plural you (southern USA) · plural you (Ireland, Liverpool, Glasgow, Australia)
Show answer
y'all come back now → plural you (southern USA)
plural you (casual, US / UK) you guys · you lot
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
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| plural you (Ireland, Liverpool, Glasgow, Australia) | where are yous? |
|---|---|
| plural verb after yous | yous are, yous have, yous want |
| plural you (Ireland) | are ye coming? |
| plural you (southern USA) | y'all come back now |
| plural you (casual, US / UK) | you guys · you lot |
More lines from the story
- JaviYous haven't got a car? Get the metro, then.¿Que no tenéis coche? Pues coged el metro.
- JaviLook, Nuria, I'll teach yous more now.Mira, Nuria, ahora os enseño más.
- ElenaWell, I like it. Javi, come here. Do yous two want a churro?Pues a mí me gusta. Javi, ven. ¿Queréis un churro vosotros dos?
- JaviNo, they're paisas, from Medellín. Among cousins, we say yous.No, son paisas, de Medellín. Entre primos, decimos «yous».
- JaviSorry, it's catching. I've only been home a day.Perdón, se me pega. Solo llevo un día en casa.