how to answer Quien quiere un dulce / leer? Mi o Yo?

Question

this seems a silly question but i need to confirm the answer. when you ask Quien quiere un dulce/leer, etc? who wants __ (candy, to read, etc)? To answer, would you say 'mi' or 'yo'? I'm thinking 'mi' but i just wanted to confirm this. thanks, sonia

Hi, welcome to the forum! Don't forget the capitalize the beginnings of sentences and "I" is Always capitalized. - rac1, Feb 3, 2013

Answer 1

Thanks to all who responded. I appreciate all the input. I also apologize for not capitalizing, etc., when needed. I did not realize there might be some interested in learning English on this site, possibly looking at my question. I did not mean to offend anyone. Sorry. Back to the original question, though, I do know that the proper response to 'Who wants candy/to read?, etc.' is 'I do!' but in English we don't always speak properly. On a paper we make more effort to write formally but in everyday conversation we will hear the response 'Me!' just as often as 'I do!' This is what I was trying to address when I asked how it might be expressed in Spanish. I would guess the correct response would be 'Yo lo quiero.' Is this the only response or do Spanish speakers equally say the equivalent of 'me' as well? If so, would it just be 'Yo!'?? Thank you to everyone for your input.

Beautiful prose!! HackerKing's answer is quite good and worth a vote from you. Thank you for this posting. Please come back for more help anytime! - Jubilado, Feb 4, 2013

Answer 2

You've got to use "Yo" because "mi" is possessive ¿Quién quiere helado? Answer: Yo quiero!

thanks. it's just in english i might answer 'i do' or 'me'. in spanish i was thinking 'yo lo quiere' or 'mi' as well. - soniazm, Feb 3, 2013

That's true. In English, we might say "me", but in Spanish, "mi" means "my", so it wouldn't make sense to answer this question using "mi". - GraceM, Feb 3, 2013

Saying "me" in English is technically incorrect. You should say "I". - HackerKing, Feb 3, 2013

I agree, HackerKing. It's not correct, but it's often used. - GraceM, Feb 3, 2013

Answer 3

There is no silly questions. As Jesus says, ¨mi¨ is possessive. Mi = my or mine it depends. Whose pencil is this? , its mine, or this pencil is my pencil

De quien es este lapiz?, es mio, o ese lapiz es mi lapiz

For a moment I thought I had miissed something that Jesus said, but then I saw that Jesús said it. ;)> - Jubilado, Feb 3, 2013

Answer 4

In English, we're used to answering questions like "Who wants pizza?" with "Me!" or "Him!". However, these answers are grammatically incorrect. The correct answers are "I [do]" or "He [does]".

For example, "Who wants to play Halo 3?" To say you do, you say "I", not "Me".

Another, "Who left his shoes lying around?" To say he did, say "He", not "Him".

So, in Spanish, you use "Yo" or "él" as your answer. "Quién quiere comer helado?", "Yo [lo quiero]."

As an aside, "Mi" means "My", not "Me". To say "Me" in Spanish, you say "Me (pronounced "May")".

Answer 5

Soniazm, I am assuming that your native language is English. Please, please, use correct English spelling with proper capitalization when you post here. Texting may someday radically change the way we use English, but that day has not yet arrived and this is a language learning site, so proper use of English spelling is important for those who are using this site to learn English.

Thanks for your consideration in this matter.