The rule for "Yo"

Question

Does anyone have a rule associated with the pronoun "yo" when it is translated to English as "me" instead of "I"?

I appreciate any help with this.

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Nov 29, 2016

Answer 1

Are you talking about the six prepositions that take yo, not mí, where in English it would still be me, not I, when done correctly? Although in English we sometimes makes mistakes with this, especially when it is x and me-

http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/oppro

There are six special prepositions that are followed by subject pronouns rather than object pronouns.

entre between

excepto except

incluso including

menos except

según according to

salvo except

Examples:

Entre tú y yo, esta comida es horrible. Between you and me, this food is horrible.

Todos beben agua, incluso yo. Everyone drinks water, including me.

Are you talking about the incorrect use of me we use when we say something like:

I want to go to the store. Me too. Quiero ir a la tienda. Yo también. Really should be “I do too”.

Keeping in mind that with “like” equated to gustar, and similar situations, it will be “a mí” in Spanish, due to the way gustar works:

I like to swim. I do to. Me gusta nadir. A mí también.

The answer here by Lazarus might be of help if the latter is what you are thinking of:

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/174164/what-is-the-difference-a-mi-tambien-and-yo-tambien

Or do you mean something else? In which case examples would be helpful, as these are the two things I can think of right now.

Answer 2

"I" is yo

"Me" is me as a direct object and indirect object. El me ve. El me da un regalo. He sees me. He gives me a gift.

"Mí" is me as the object of a preposition. "For me." Para mí.

"With me" is a separate word. --Conmigo.

Bosque's answer takes care of all the exceptions.