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Like you said, ты one would use while talking to friends, people of same age or younger (also family members). вы is used to speak with your boss, teacher/proff, someone older.

тебя is a direct pronoun (in "I love you", 'you' would mean 'тебя';

or in "I don't know you", you can be 'тебя' or 'вас', depends on situation)

So, ты and тебя are informal

вы and вас are formal

ты, тебя, вы, вас = you

ты - is familiar, for all children, for family members, for friends.

вы - have two meanings:

1 st - вы - you-plural - for any group of people,

2nd - вы - you with respect for unfamiliar people, english equivalent Mr. Mrs.

One practical advice:

If you have any doubt - use "вы" - it's polite.

Use ''ты'' only is you are really SURE about it using, or your conservationist used ''ты'' first, or with children ann teen-agers.

If you want to learn Russian - learn вы-forms of verbs and declinations. For example:

Come here - Подойди сюда (ты-form), Подойдите сюда (вы-plural or вы-polite form).

Better use "вы" if you not sure.

The same situation is also in French - tu/vous. If someone know French - have not problems with russian ты/вы.

ты, тебя, тебе, тобой

вы, вас, вам, вами

There are different declination forms of ты and вы. Also Latin language have declinations. It difficult to explain in one post, but in brief: it grammatical forms for ты and вы.

You speak - Ты говоришь, Вы говорите.

I respect you - Я тебя уважаю, Я вас уважаю.

I give you a letter - Я даю тебе письмо, Я даю вам письмо.

I'm proud about you - Я горжусь тобой, Я вами горжусь.

I heard about you - Я слышал о тебе, Я слышал о вас.

There are question of grammar. In English also is differences between /you, to you, of you, about you, on you, in you, from you/

Different russian grammar forms, which possible translate to English by 1 word. It is big disadvantage when you try to speak Russian, but it very convenient if you want to understand Russian.

http://www.unilang.org/wiki/index.php/Russian_poli...

http://masterrussian.com/aa110100a.shtml

Lol I can't speak Russian