¿Me acompañas?

Question

If I were asked to translate 'Will you come with me?' (or 'Are you coming with me?' etc) my attempt (based only on what I've learned from lessons) would be:

"¿Vienes conmigo?" o "¿Vas a venir conmigo?"

I've noticed many many times in 'Amar en Tiempos Revueltos' (set in 1954) that people say:

"¿Me acompañas?" (and I also hear "Te/le acompaño". obviously meaning 'I'll come with you', particularly when taking somebody to the door as they leave the house.) )

Is this still a current way to ask that question, or is it old-fashioned and rather formal?

Also, would my own attempts as above be acceptable?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

¿Me acompañas? literally means 'you accompany me' but in spanish it sounds much more natural than 'vas a venir conmigo'. if you said the latter it would make sense but you'd give yourself away because it sounds very english. I guess they just like to shorten stuff down, the same as how we might say 'you coming?' So me acompañas would be the best i think

That's good, because I much prefer the sound of it too! Thanks. :) - galsally, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 2

Concerning your English sentence: Notice the difference between:

If I was asked... (indicative)

and

If I were asked.... (subjunctive)

Si se me preguntara.....imaginaría que....

Quentin you're right of course! I was wavering between the 2, but opted for the wrong one. Cheers. :) - galsally, Feb 17, 2011