Lesson 25

Me, Te, Nos: Me, To Me, For Me

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

This lesson expands how object pronouns work in real speech. Words like me and te can mean me / to me / for me and you / to you / for you, so Spanish often does not need extra prepositions that English uses.

New vocabulary

Spanish	English
comprar	to buy
cocinar	to cook
cocino	I cook
cocina	he/she cooks
cocinas	you cook
cocinan	they cook
cocinamos	we cook
quedar	to stay / remain / arrange to meet
algo	something
ocho	eight
nueve	nine
hasta	until

Example sentences

Spanish	English
Me habla.	He/she speaks to me.
Me hablan.	They speak to me.
Me lo hablan.	They speak to me about it.
Me lo compra.	He/she buys it for me.
Te lo compro.	I buy it for you.
¿Quieres hacerlo?	Do you want to do it?
¿Me lo quieres hacer?	Do you want to do it for me?
Cocino.	I cook.
Cocina.	He/she cooks.
Cocinas.	You cook.
Cocinan.	They cook.
Cocinamos.	We cook.
¿Puedes cocinar?	Can you cook?
¿Me puedes cocinar algo?	Can you cook something for me?
¿Qué hora es?	What time is it?
Es la una.	It's one o'clock.
Son las dos.	It's two o'clock.
Son las ocho.	It's eight o'clock.
¿Dónde quedamos?	Where shall we meet?
¿Te quedas aquí?	Are you staying here?
Nos quedamos hasta las nueve.	We are staying until nine.

Key notes

In many common expressions, me, te, nos already carry meanings like to me, for you, or ourselves, so Spanish often avoids extra linking words.
Quedar can mean to stay, to remain, or to arrange to meet, depending on context.
Clock time uses es la for one o'clock and son las for all other hours.