SCENARIO
Imagine
you are talking to
a relative, a friend or a work colleague on the phone. The other
person perhaps thought you were on your own.
It transpires that you are not, so he/ she becomes curious and says
to you something like: "who
is with you?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿Quién
está contigo?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿Quién
está con usted?
OUR
TIP
The
question is an invitation for you to say the name of the person who
is with you. When giving the name of another person, you should
not have to worry about the level of formality in the original
question. Often, when responding to questions like this one, just
giving the name might be sufficient. However, you could easily be
more informative with very little additional effort.
Here
are some examples of how you could reply (assuming the person with
you is a male, Pedro Botero- a common friend):
- Pedro Botero (está conmigo) (Pedro Botero is with me);
- Don Pedro Botero (está conmigo) (Mr. Pedro Botero is with me);
- El señor Botero (está conmigo) (Mr. Botero is with me);
- Nuestro amigo Pedro Botero (está conmigo) (our friend Pedro Botero is with me);
- Nuestro amigo don Pedro Botero (está conmigo) (our friend Mr. Pedro Botero is with me);
- Nuestro amigo el señor Botero (está conmigo) (our friend Mr. Botero is with me);
Here
are some examples of how you could reply (assuming the person with
you is a female, María Botero- a common friend):
- María Botero (está conmigo) (Maria Botero is with me);
- Doña María Botero (está conmigo) (Mrs. Maria Botero is with me);
- La señora Botero (está conmigo) (Mrs. Botero is with me);
- Nuestra amiga María Botero (está conmigo) (our friend Maria Botero is with me);
- Nuestra amiga doña María Botero (está conmigo) (our friend Mrs. Maria Botero is with me);
- Nuestra amiga la señora Botero (está conmigo) (our friend Mrs. Botero is with me);
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Quién
está contigo?
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