Yo, Me, and Mí in Spanish - When & How to Use Them!

Ever found yourself stuck between 'yo', 'me', and 'mí' in Spanish, feeling like you're in a linguistic love triangle? 🤔 In this video, you'll discover the differences between these commonly confused pronouns. Learn the rules to use these words, practice with examples, and take our quiz to test your skills.
If you're ready to watch this video in Spanish, you can check this same lesson in my Spanish immersion channel:
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Yo, me, and mí are basic pronouns. In this guide to Spanish pronouns, you can check other pronouns you should know:
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In the following guides, you can learn more about direct and indirect object pronouns in Spanish:
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Por fin, I understood these tricky words

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[@snakejumper3277]

Thanks. I always get a valuable nugget from your videos. This time, it is the difference between mí y mi.

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[@bfgskittles4247]

Can you please explain why 'mi' has 'A' before it but 'Yo' and 'Me' don't?

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

Mí is a prepositional pronoun. In other words, it's a pronoun we use after prepositions 'a mí, para mí, por mí', etc. 🤓 Yeah, Spanish pronouns are picky like that!

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[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

I'm glad to read this!!😊

[@Miguel-zc6tj]

Hi, can you please explain why if 'yo' is the doer, we do not say 'Yo gasté mil euros.' but rather 'Me gasté mil euros.'? In spending money I am the one doing the action am I not?

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spanish is so complicated and spicy

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😂yup, Spanish has its complexities. Hopefully, I can help you may the journey less complicated and spicy 😊

[@joebishman6163]

A mi trabajo, quise decir "Push the paper toward me", "Empuja el papel hacia mí" pero no estuve seguro si debería usar "mí o yo".

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

¡No te culpo! 😅 Elegir entre tantos pronombres puede ser difícil, pero ahora ya sabes :) Por cierto, en español decimos "En mi trabajo" 🙂

[@mybikes1970]

1:Yo 2:me 3:mí 4:mi 5:me

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

¡Perfecto! 😉

[@MexicanMovie]

1. Yo 2. no idea but i will guess "me" 3. mi 4. mi 5. me

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

😉you got it! In #2, 'me' is the reflexive pronoun "Yo me baño, yo me visto".

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this is incredibly helpful, thank you!

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

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[@SurfistaEletrico]

"Djoh" or "Yoh"???

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Great video!! You explained it well!

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@kaylaofosu4900]

I'm confused on number 4. Can you please explain why I should use "mi"?

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

'Mí' is always used after prepositions! 🙂 'A' is a preposition. This construction (a mí) is very common with verbs like 'gustar' to emphasize or clarify who likes something.

[@kimcrayne3819]

thank you so much, I saw the preposition, but I thought maybe sometimes Yo could have preposition, now I know not to ever have preposition with Yo.@@TellMeInSpanishEng

[@iamwinningrightnow]

1. Yo 2. Me 3. Mí 4. Mí 5. Yo

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

The last one is "me". Dile a Juan que me llame (tell Juan to call me) 🙂. But aside from that, everything else was perfect 😉

[@MinhuiLiu]

great video! Gracias!

[@MM-my3pc]

I heard using e visitado vs yo visitado - it was in a Spanish lesson and I don’t know the difference?

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

Maybe it was 'yo he visitado'? Yo visitado it's incorrect 😬

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Thak you

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[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

Nice!! Thank you so much! ¡Saludos desde México!🤗

[@18tharidsawan99]

But why “me gustas tú” according from what you said I thought it was yo 😔

[@davidkuest6224]

It's like saying you please me, not I like you. So tu is the direct object and me is the one being pleased.

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

When we express liking something in Spanish, we conjugate the verb based on the person or thing that is causing the feeling of liking. This might seem confusing because the word order is different from English. But check: "El chocolate me gusta / Me gusta el chocolate", "Las películas no me gustan"...The conjugation matches the subject...So, "tú corres"...."tú me gustas". The subject is not the person experiencing the feeling, but rather causing it.

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​@@TellMeInSpanishEng yesss el verbo gustar and other similar verbs 😊😊😊

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Great Video!

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Thank you!

[@elainecogar9071]

1. Yo 2. Me 3. Mi 4. Mi 5. Me

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

All perfect!! 🤓

[@kimcrayne3819]

1. yo 2. mr 3. mí 4. ? yo o mí 5. me

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

Great! 🤓 #4 is "mí" because we have that preposition 'a': "A mí me gustan los chocolates".

[@themanok178]

q1 mi q2 yo soy q3 para mi q4 mí? q5 me

[@TellMeInSpanishEng]

Here are the corrections! 1. Yo quiero aprender español (use the subject pronoun when talking about actions you perfom) 2. Yo me bañé con agua fría ('bañarse' is a reflexive verb, so we must use 'me') 3. Correct! 🤗 4. Correct! 🤗 5. Correct! 🤗

[@themanok178]

@@TellMeInSpanishEng eh better than nothing, thank ma'am

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@@themanok178 It was really good! 😉