"Mi" or "Me"

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Intravenous  #20461  Tue, 01 Jan 08 09:50 PM
Is there any difference between me and mi in spanish because I've seen both used before verbs Huh??
  
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Malta  #20462  Tue, 01 Jan 08 10:18 PM

Mi is possessive meaning mine ex: Mi libro (my book)

Me is used before verbs ex: Me pregunta sobre el tiempo (He asks me about the weather)

 

  
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Intravenous  #20477  Tue, 01 Jan 08 11:39 PM
I wondered because I see people saying "Mi llamo..." and "Me llamo" and got confused. Is the first one correct or can they both be used? If they can both be used what differentiates them?

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Hector9  #20481  Wed, 02 Jan 08 01:40 AM
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I wondered because I see people saying "Mi llamo..." and "Me llamo" and got confused. Is the first one correct or can they both be used? If they can both be used what differentiates them?

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The second one´s correct, the first´s wrong.

Take it easy, is not difficult Yes

PD: You must learn spanish grammar, object pronouns and posesive pronouns, etc.
  
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eternauta  #20487  Wed, 02 Jan 08 11:02 AM
Hay una gran diferencia entre las distintas formas de los pronombres, es parecido a los pronombres ingleses que varían dependiendo de cuál es la función de la palabra en el contexto dado.

Por ejemplo en inglés tenemos las formas 'I - me - my', 'he - him - his', 'she - her'... como se puede ver, es bastante complicado de explicar (aunque no te preocupes, no es tan difícil de aprender como parece), te servirá mejor buscar en algún libro de gramática.

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- Por cierto, agradezco cualquier correcciones, gracias.
  
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Intravenous  #20495  Wed, 02 Jan 08 01:58 PM
I'm trying to learn the grammer at the moment but its hard to take it all in at once Stick out tongue.

Thank you for the help.
  
Malta  #20519  Wed, 02 Jan 08 08:04 PM
Take it step by step. If you don't need the language that urgently, there's no hurry and here you'll find plenty of people who'll help you
  
Crom  #20531  Thu, 03 Jan 08 01:07 AM
Ojo, no se confundan con el mí (con tilde) que es pronombre personal usado con preposiciones: de mí, a mí, para mí.

Me es el objeto directo, mi es el posesivo: mi casa, mi enamorada, etc.

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cold.wake.up  #20536  Thu, 03 Jan 08 05:07 AM

Me is a direct object pronoun as well as an indirect object pronoun.

Me odias, ¿no? -- You hate me don't you? (Direct Object Pronoun)

Ella me compró esos regalos. -- She bought those gifts for me. (Indirect Object Pronoun)

Mi on the other hand is a possesive adjective.

Mi libro -- My book

Mi coche/carro -- My car

The plural form of 'mi' is 'mis'

Mis libros -- My books

Mis televisiones -- My televisions

(notice the accented 'I')

This is a prepositional object pronoun, used after prepositons only.

Me dio los libros a mí -- He gave the books to me. (Redudant construction but the noneless helps you to see the point)

La casa de mí -- My house (lit. The house of me; Unnecessary when I could have simply said Mi casa but oh well...XD)

¡Espero que te ayude! <-- I hope that's right LOL

  
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