the use of Y and E

Question

My question is how can I use the word and in a sentence, am i going to use the "y" of the "e"'please help me? thank you very much.

Answer 1

Hi David
I notice from your profile that you are a beginner in Spanish. I have translated Mogor's explanation for you. Hope you don't mind. His explanation appears below mine.

The conjunction Y changes to E when it goes in front of a word that begins with I
'they were rude and stupid? 'needle and thread? France and England?

This change doesn't happen when the I forms part of a diphthong
'peal and boil the potatoes? 'kill one and wound the rest?

neither when Y has importance in an interrogative adverbial clause
'and Ines? Where is Ines'?

The conjunction Y placed at the beginning of a sentence or after a pause, can have an emphatic importance (it's elimination would not change the meaning of the phrase)
'And why are you going away''

Answer 2

-La conjunción Y se cambia en E cuando va delante de una palabra que empieza por I:
"Eran maleducados e imbéciles; Aguja e hilo; Francia e Inglaterra"

-No se produce ese cambio cuando la I forma parte de un diptongo:
"Pela y hierve las patatas; Mata a uno y hiere a los demás"

-Tampoco cuando Y tiene valor adverbial interrogativo:
¿Y Inés? (¿Dónde está Inés')

-La conjunción Y, colocada al comienzo de una oración o después de una pausa, puede tener valor enfático (su supresión no cambiaría el sentido de la frase):
¿Y por qué os vais'