'Yo también' or 'A mí también'?

Question

What is the right answer of the sentence "Me encantan las vacaciones."?

"Yo también" or "A mí también"?

This "me" of "me encantan" is confusing me!

the verb here is reflexive--you are being acted on in this case - Marsviking, May 27, 2011

It is not reflexive. Reflexive would be Me encanto. (To be reflexive with me, the yo form must be used...you almost never see me encanto as it would be an incredibly stuck-up thing to say). - webdunce, May 27, 2011

What is your native language, ianta? - webdunce, May 27, 2011

greek :) - ianta, May 27, 2011

Cool. :) - webdunce, May 27, 2011

Answer 1

When in doubt, try reinserting the hidden subject:

(A mí) me encantan las vacaciones. You woudn't say "Yo me encantan..." Therefore, the reply would be "A mí también."

(Yo) estoy de vacaciones. --> Yo también.

nice answer - dewclaw, May 27, 2011

¡Gracias! - gintar77, May 27, 2011

Very practical. - 0074b507, May 27, 2011

Answer 2

English does NOT work like this, as we say "me, too" in both cases.

You are correct, but those who answer "Who is it?" with "I" will disagree with you.

Answer 3

"A mí también" is used when I have sentences starting with "A mí" or when I have verbs like "me encanta, me gusta, me parece" etc. Right?

Almost. You've got the right idea in general. But, it depends on what in the original sentence you are making yourself equal to.

Consider the following sentence...

Statement: Juan le dijo eso a María. (Juan said that to Maria.)

One can respond to the above statement with either yo también OR a mí también, but the meaning of your response is different depending on which way you respond.

Response 1: A mí también (Juan said that to me, too.)

Response 2: Yo también (I said that to Maria, too).

With the first response, we make ourselves equal to LE (María) who is receiving the action of dijo, with the second response, we make ourselves equal to Juan, who is doing the action of dijo.

English does NOT work like this, as we say "me, too" in both cases.

With the English, in such ambiguous cases, we will tend to specify what we mean, really. Instead of saying "me, too" we would be more likely to say "Yeah, Juan said that to me, too" ... unless context can make it clear what we mean by "me, too." We don't think about these things, of course. Our experience with English will subconsciously alert us to the ambiguity causing us to use a clearer statement. Or, if we don't, the other person will generally ask for clarification...or there can also be a misunderstanding if neither picks up on the potential for ambiguity here (in English).

You could say 'I do too', 'I did too', 'I have too' for "yo tambien" - Felixlynx, May 27, 2011

Hey, that's right. I forgot about that. - webdunce, May 28, 2011

Answer 4

So, the "me" of "me encantan" makes the difference, doesn't it?

That's the right track. Basically, you are copying the pattern of the other person's sentence. If the other person was doing something in their sentence, then you use "yo también"...if something was being done to or for them, then it's a mí también.

In "me encantan las vacaciones"...las vacaciones are enchanting the person...so if you say "yo también" you are saying that you also enchant that person (not your intention). You mean that vacations also "enchant" you (something is being done to you)...so it's a mí también.

On the other hand, if you answered "Estoy en vacaciones" with "a mí también" that would make no sense. The one person is *doing* something and you are saying "something is happening to me, too" - webdunce, May 27, 2011

"A mí también" is used when I have sentences starting with "A mí" or when I have verbs like "me encanta, me gusta, me parece" etc. Right? - ianta, May 27, 2011

Answer 5

A mí también! .

Think on this.. "I'm enjoying this vacations". Would you ask "I too"?

You're right. My first guess was "A mí también" because I thought what you said. But Spanish is a different language and I wanted to confirm if it is the same! - ianta, May 27, 2011

Yes it's! ;) - fjfuentesh, May 27, 2011

Por la otra parte, fj, diríamos "me, too" también por responder a "Estoy en vacaciones" pero, en español, lo correcto sería "yo también" en ese caso. (Decimos "me, too" en todos los casos.) - webdunce, May 27, 2011

So, the "me" of "me encantan" makes the difference, doesn't it? - ianta, May 27, 2011

Y, como decimos "me, too" en todos los casos, la tema de "yo también vs. a mí también" es un obstáculo para nosotros. Así es. :-D - webdunce, May 27, 2011

Tienes razón!. en inglés se usa "me too" para ambos casos. Sólo quería ejemplificar que si contesta "I too" se escucha mal. - fjfuentesh, May 27, 2011

I got it. In my language it's the same as in Spanish. - ianta, May 27, 2011

"Vacation" singular. - NickDan, May 27, 2011

Thanks for correcting the mistakes! We, the non-natives, are improving our English as well :) - ianta, May 27, 2011

fjfuentesh: In English you cannot use the contraction like that. Yes, it's. You must say Yes, it is. As to why, I have no idea. - 0074b507, May 27, 2011

Answer 6

Check out this thread...it's got some excellent explanations about this issue.