a beginner-level question

Question

How do you translate "with her" in this sentence into Spanish?

-- I like to eat lunch with her. --

Is it "con ella"?

I will be thankful if you provide some other examples for using me/you/her/him etc. with "with".

Answer 1

Well done, you're right

Quiero almorzar con ella. I want to have lunch with her.

Quiero almorzar contigo. ...... with you (tú)

Quiero almorzar con él ...... with him

¿Quieres almorzar conmigo? Do you want to have lunch with me?

Quiero almorzar con usted. I want to have lunch with you. (usted)

Thanks for you examples. - mini_coral, Aug 16, 2011

No hay de que :) el placer es mío - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 16, 2011

Answer 2

With me = conmigo

With you = contigo

With her = consigo IF she is also the subject of the sentence. Otherwise it's (indeed) con ella:

She brought the keys with her.

Llevó las llaves consigo.

Check out this lesson for more details and examples.

Thanks for the VERY useful link. It helped so much. - mini_coral, Aug 16, 2011

Answer 3

Yes, it is "con ella". This conjunction is used pretty much the same in both languages. Just bear in mind that you can't use Spanish "gerundios" after it, so phrases like "con intentando" are wrong (you have to use the infinitive).

Thanks for the tip. - mini_coral, Aug 16, 2011