Prepositional Pronouns
It is useful to note that the prepositional pronouns are the same as the subject pronouns with the exception of mí and ti. Pay attention to the fact that that mí has an accent mark and ti does not.
| mí | me |
| ti | you (familiar) |
| él | him (formal) |
| ella | her |
| usted | you (formal) |
| nosotros, nosotras | us |
| vosotros, vosotras | you guys (familiar) |
| ellos | them (masculine) |
| ellas | them (feminine) |
| ustedes | you all (formal) |
| sí | himself, herself, yourself, themselves, yourselves |
Prepositional Pronouns sound strange to a native english speaker. The examples below should help you become accustomed to their use:
Mi hermana canta por mí porque estoy enferma.
My sister sings for me because I'm sick.
Yo no compré esta comida para ti.
I didn't buy this meal for you.
Ese libro romántico es el mejor para ella.
That romantic book is the best for her.
Queremos viajar con él porque él conoce bien la ciudad.
We want to travel with him because he knows the city well.
Ella no nos invita a nosotros porque no somos buenos amigos.
She doesn't invite us because we are not good friends.
Catalina no baila con ellos cuando canta.
Catalina doesn't dance with them when she sings.
Special forms are found for mí, ti, and sí after the preposition "con"
conmigo - with me
¿Vas conmigo?
Are you going with me?
contigo - with you (familiar)
Me gustaría salir contigo.
I'd like to go out with you.
consigo - with himself, herself, yourself
No traen dinero consigo.
You don't bring money with yourselves.
They don't bring money with themselves.