Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
English used to have a formal and informal way of saying "you" - like lots of other languages do now! Allow me to explain...
What does "thou" actually mean? How is it different to "you"? And what about "thee"? These questions answered AND MORE!
...such as:
✏️ How were "thou" and "thee" used in Shakespeare's day?
✏️ Why is God referred to as "thou" in the Bible?
✏️ Why do Quakers still say "thou" and "thee"?
✏️ How do they use "thou" in Yorkshire?
✏️ When do you use "ye"?
✏️ Why is it "thou art" instead of "thou are"?
Watch this video and you'll understand what "thou" actually means. You'll see that it's not just a fancy old-fashioned way of saying "you". The reality is more interesting than that.
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok:
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Intro
0:17 What "thou" means
1:23 How to use "thee"
1:59 How to conjugate for "thou"
3:05 "Thy" and "thine"
3:09 "You" as 2nd person plural
3:57 Why call God "thou"?
5:08 Modern use of "thou" (Yorkshire)
5:39 Quakers
6:38 Goodbye!
English used to have a formal and informal way of saying "you" - like lots of other languages do now! Allow me to explain...
What does "thou" actually mean? How is it different to "you"? And what about "thee"? These questions answered AND MORE!
...such as:
✏️ How were "thou" and "thee" used in Shakespeare's day?
✏️ Why is God referred to as "thou" in the Bible?
✏️ Why do Quakers still say "thou" and "thee"?
✏️ How do they use "thou" in Yorkshire?
✏️ When do you use "ye"?
✏️ Why is it "thou art" instead of "thou are"?
Watch this video and you'll understand what "thou" actually means. You'll see that it's not just a fancy old-fashioned way of saying "you". The reality is more interesting than that.
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok:
twitter.com/robwordsYT
tiktok.com/@robwords
==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Intro
0:17 What "thou" means
1:23 How to use "thee"
1:59 How to conjugate for "thou"
3:05 "Thy" and "thine"
3:09 "You" as 2nd person plural
3:57 Why call God "thou"?
5:08 Modern use of "thou" (Yorkshire)
5:39 Quakers
6:38 Goodbye!
