Level A1

Your vs You're

Your and you're sound the same. Your means it belongs to you (Is this your bag?); you're is short for you are (You're late). If you can say you are, write you're: You're welcome!

You're welcome!

Look: You're welcome! Here we mean you are welcome.

Forms

Is this your bag? — your: it belongs to you
You're late. — you're: you are
Your friends are here. — after your: a person or a thing

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A common mistake

Wrong: Your welcome!

Right: You're welcome!

A common mistake is your welcome. We say: You're welcome!

More examples

You're my best friend.

You are my best friend, so: You're my best friend.

What's your name?

The name belongs to you, so: What's your name?