Beyond “Yo También”: Other Ways to Agree in Spanish
Yo también is useful, but it is not the only way to agree or respond. Lucía introduces other ways to express the same idea in conversation.
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Read the complete substantive lesson in its original order. The English explanation and Spanish speech have been edited from a transcription of the original audio and checked against the video’s on-screen examples and quiz. Punctuation is repaired for reading. The instructor’s voice, comic examples, recommendations and study-sheet reminders are retained. Contextual English translations and labelled learner notes are additions; music is omitted. The chapter times are approximate.
- 0:00 — The awkward reply in the opening
- 0:26 — Four agreement patterns
- 0:50 — 1. Yo también
- 1:59 — 2. Yo tampoco
- 3:13 — 3. A mí también
- 5:26 — 4. A mí tampoco
- 6:01 — Alternatives: igual and ni
- 7:04 — The original four questions and bonus
- 8:11 — Your score and the next lesson
0:00 — The awkward reply in the opening
You’re at a party.
Someone says, “No me gusta la música.” And you say, “Yo también.” Suddenly, there’s a weird silence.
Why?
Because you just said something that makes no sense to a native speaker.
Learner note — The opening mismatch: The original awkward exchange is kept as the lesson’s setup. To directly share the dislike in No me gusta la música, use A mí tampoco (A mí tampoco me gusta la música). The lesson’s four replies match the structure of the intended omitted sentence, so use the pattern for the meaning you are actually agreeing with.
Today, I am showing you the four versions of me too in Spanish so you never have that awkward moment again.
Take the quiz at the end to make sure you’ve mastered this essential skill.
0:26 — Four agreement patterns
There are two different ways to say me too, and two ways to say me neither in Spanish.
They don’t work exactly like in English, so it can feel confusing at first.
But don’t worry.
By the end of this video, everything will be clear, and I’ll also give you some alternatives that will make you sound 10 times more native.
I’ve made a cheat sheet for you so you don’t have to take notes.
Download it for free from the link in the description.
Let’s start.
0:50 — 1. Yo también
Yo también.
First, let’s understand how yo también, me too, works.
When do we use yo también?
There are two main things we need to take into account.
First, the sentence we are replying to is affirmative.
And second, you are the subject of the verb in the replying sentence.
Like yo voy, I go, or yo creo, I think.
You’re going to understand this perfectly with these examples.
Voy a estudiar español este año.
Yo también.
Estoy embarazada.
Yo también.
Yo creo que es mentira.
Yo también.
We can say just yo también, omitting the verb, but we can also say the full sentence.
Voy a estudiar español este año.
Yo también voy a estudiar español.
Okay.
Now that you know yo también, let’s understand yo tampoco.
Keep watching because after this, I’ll show you where things usually break down, even for intermediates.
Original examples with contextual translations: The intentionally unsuitable forms are labelled as demonstrations of what to change.
yo voy / yo creo
Example translation: I go / I think
First-person subject examples.
Voy a estudiar español este año. — Yo también.
Example translation: I’m going to study Spanish this year. — Me too.
Original affirmative exchange.
Estoy embarazada. — Yo también.
Example translation: I’m pregnant. — Me too.
Original exchange, with the deliberately comic pregnancy setup.
Yo creo que es mentira. — Yo también.
Example translation: I think it’s a lie. — Me too.
Original exchange.
Voy a estudiar español este año. — Yo también voy a estudiar español.
Example translation: I’m going to study Spanish this year. — I’m going to study Spanish too.
The original expanded reply.
1:59 — 2. Yo tampoco
Yo tampoco.
Yo tampoco, me neither.
This is the same as yo también, but for negative sentences.
So here, the two main things we need to take into account are, first, the sentence we are replying to is negative.
And second, your replying sentence is also negative and you are the subject of the verb, like yo no voy, I don’t go, or yo no creo, I don’t think.
Let’s use the same sentences from yo también, but in negative so we get it super clear.
Yo no voy a estudiar español este año.
Yo tampoco.
No estoy embarazada.
Yo tampoco.
No creo que sea mentira.
No, yo tampoco.
Also here we can just say yo tampoco, omitting the verb, but as with yo también, we can say the full sentence.
Yo tampoco voy a estudiar español.
Be careful with this very common mistake among Spanish students.
Yo no voy a la fiesta de Carlos.
Yo también no voy.
That’s incorrect.
We say, “Yo tampoco voy.” And we can’t repeat the no since tampoco is already negative.
Learner note — Tampoco and no: The warning applies when tampoco comes before the verb: Yo tampoco voy does not add another preverbal no. When tampoco comes after the verb, use no before it: Yo no voy tampoco. The two negatives then express one negative statement. A separate reply No, yo tampoco is also different from putting no before the same verb. Source: RAE: negative agreement.
Original examples with contextual translations: The intentionally unsuitable forms are labelled as demonstrations of what to change.
yo no voy / yo no creo
Example translation: I don’t go / I don’t think
The negative first-person subject examples.
Yo no voy a estudiar español este año. — Yo tampoco.
Example translation: I’m not going to study Spanish this year. — Me neither.
Original negative exchange.
No estoy embarazada. — Yo tampoco.
Example translation: I’m not pregnant. — Me neither.
Original exchange.
No creo que sea mentira. — No, yo tampoco.
Example translation: I don’t think it’s a lie. — No, me neither.
The original subjunctive sea is correct in this negative opinion; no is a separate response here.
Yo tampoco voy a estudiar español.
Example translation: I’m not going to study Spanish either.
The original expanded reply.
Yo no voy a la fiesta de Carlos.
Example translation: I’m not going to Carlos’s party.
Original setup for the contrast.
Yo también no voy. → Yo tampoco voy.
Example translation: The lesson’s correction: I’m not going either.
The first form is the deliberately unsuitable neutral agreement reply demonstrated in the lesson; use the second for this meaning.
3:13 — 3. A mí también
All right.
Good job here.
Now it’s time we level up.
So we have yo también, nice, but we also have a mí también.
When do we use a mí también?
A mí también.
Yo también and a mí también are different.
They are not interchangeable.
Like with yo también, for using a mí también, the sentence needs to be affirmative.
But unlike yo también, with a mí también you are not the subject of the sentence.
Here, you are the receiver of the action.
You are the indirect object of the sentence.
Learner note — The role of a mí: In the lesson’s gustar, encantar, doler and parecer constructions, a mí identifies the person experiencing a feeling or judging something; it is a dative indirect complement, not literally someone receiving an action. The subject is the thing or person liked, felt or evaluated. The rule is about these structures, not every sentence in which the speaker is not the subject. The accented mí is the personal pronoun, distinct from possessive mi. Source: RAE: indirect complement, RAE: mí.
Let’s analyze this sentence because people get very confused with it.
Me encanta la música electrónica.
This is confusing since in English the subject is I, but in Spanish, the subject is la música electrónica.
It’s more like electronic music enchants me.
Me encanta is in the third person singular, fitting la música.
Learner note — Encanta and the English sketches: Encanta is the third-person singular verb form; me is an object pronoun, not part of the verb conjugation. The video’s electronic music enchants me and the head hurts to me are word-order sketches to show the Spanish structure. Use the natural translations below, such as I love electronic music and My head hurts.
Me gusta, me encanta, me duele, me parece would go with a mí también.
Something like yo también me gusta is incorrect.
It’s a mí también me gusta.
Let’s see some examples.
Me da miedo la oscuridad.
A mí también.
Me da miedo la oscuridad literally would mean like darkness scares me.
La oscuridad is the subject, and I am the indirect object.
Me duele la cabeza.
A mí también.
Me duele la cabeza, the head hurts to me.
Alberto me parece estúpido.
A mí también.
And you can also add the verb and the rest of the sentence if you like.
A mí también me duele la cabeza, or a mí también me parece estúpido.
This was the most difficult part, so great job.
Remember that you can download the sheet with all this explanation made simple for free by scanning this QR code or entering the link in the description.
Now let’s see a mí tampoco, and after that, I’ll tell you very easy alternatives that will make you sound like a native.
And don’t miss the quiz at the end.
A mí tampoco.
Original examples with contextual translations: The intentionally unsuitable forms are labelled as demonstrations of what to change.
Me encanta la música electrónica.
Example translation: I love electronic music.
The subject in the Spanish construction is la música electrónica; me refers to the person who experiences the liking.
me gusta / me encanta / me duele / me parece
Example translation: I like… / I love… / …hurts me / …seems to me
The original verb phrases. A subject or other context completes their meanings.
Yo también me gusta. → A mí también me gusta.
Example translation: The lesson’s correction: I like it too.
The first form is the deliberately incorrect example; the second matches this gustar construction.
Me da miedo la oscuridad. — A mí también.
Example translation: I’m afraid of the dark. — Me too.
Original exchange; la oscuridad is the subject.
Me duele la cabeza. — A mí también.
Example translation: My head hurts. — Mine does too.
Original exchange; la cabeza is the subject.
Alberto me parece estúpido. — A mí también.
Example translation: Alberto seems stupid to me. — To me too.
The original evaluation example; the remark is retained as a language example.
A mí también me duele la cabeza.
Example translation: My head hurts too.
The expanded reply agrees that the speaker has the same experience.
A mí también me parece estúpido.
Example translation: He seems stupid to me too.
The agreement is between the speakers’ opinions; this is not necessarily also compared with another person.
5:26 — 4. A mí tampoco
Now this is easy because a mí tampoco is the same as a mí también but for negative sentences.
Summarizing, we are not the subject in negative sentences.
Learner note — Negative agreement in these structures: Use A mí tampoco to share a negative feeling or judgment in the examples here. With the full reply, tampoco appears before the verb and replaces no: A mí tampoco me duele la cabeza. If you change the verb structure, match the pronoun to that new structure rather than treating a mí as a universal nonsubject reply. Source: RAE: indirect complement.
Let’s go with examples.
No me da miedo la oscuridad.
A mí tampoco.
A mí no me duele la cabeza.
A mí tampoco.
Alberto no me parece estúpido.
A mí tampoco.
You can also add the verb and the rest of the sentence if you like.
A mí tampoco me duele la cabeza.
A mí tampoco me parece estúpido.
Original examples with contextual translations: The intentionally unsuitable forms are labelled as demonstrations of what to change.
No me da miedo la oscuridad. — A mí tampoco.
Example translation: I’m not afraid of the dark. — Neither am I.
Original negative exchange.
A mí no me duele la cabeza. — A mí tampoco.
Example translation: My head doesn’t hurt. — Mine doesn’t either.
Original negative exchange.
Alberto no me parece estúpido. — A mí tampoco.
Example translation: Alberto doesn’t seem stupid to me. — Nor to me.
Original negative exchange.
A mí tampoco me duele la cabeza.
Example translation: My head doesn’t hurt either.
The original expanded reply.
A mí tampoco me parece estúpido.
Example translation: He doesn’t seem stupid to me either.
The original expanded reply.
6:01 — Alternatives: igual and ni
Yes, you got the four basic ways to say me too and me neither in Spanish.
You are doing amazing.
Now, because I love you, I’ll show you simple alternatives that will impress Spanish speakers when they hear you say them.
And after this, the quiz.
This will be quick.
Alternatives, sound like a native.
As an alternative for yo también and a mí también, we have yo igual and a mí igual.
I feel like we say yo también and a mí también more often than yo igual and a mí igual, but you still hear those a lot.
Estoy un poco triste.
Yo igual.
Me encanta el té matcha.
A mí igual.
You will love the alternatives for yo tampoco and a mí tampoco because they are so simple and we use these a lot.
Yo tampoco, ni yo.
A mí tampoco, ni a mí.
Easy, right?
Mañana no voy a clase.
Ni yo.
Chema no me parece de fiar.
Ni a mí.
Original examples with contextual translations: The intentionally unsuitable forms are labelled as demonstrations of what to change.
yo también → yo igual / a mí también → a mí igual
Example translation: me too → same here
The colloquial affirmative alternatives in these structures.
Estoy un poco triste. — Yo igual.
Example translation: I’m a bit sad. — Same here.
Original affirmative exchange.
Me encanta el té matcha. — A mí igual.
Example translation: I love matcha tea. — Same here.
Original affirmative exchange.
yo tampoco → ni yo / a mí tampoco → ni a mí
Example translation: me neither → neither do I / neither to me
Original negative alternatives; the natural English reply depends on the preceding sentence.
Mañana no voy a clase. — Ni yo.
Example translation: I’m not going to class tomorrow. — Neither am I.
Original negative exchange.
Chema no me parece de fiar. — Ni a mí.
Example translation: Chema doesn’t seem trustworthy to me. — Nor to me.
Original negative exchange.
7:04 — The original four questions and bonus
Fantástico.
Quiz time.
Try to answer these questions.
It will help a lot to memorize what we learned today.
Four questions.
Respond to what I say with yo también, a mí también, yo tampoco, or a mí tampoco.
Original quiz: Reply with yo también, a mí también, yo tampoco or a mí tampoco. The following reproduces the four video prompts and their intended answers.
Video quiz 1 (uno): Este año no voy a cantar en el coro.
Example translation: This year I’m not going to sing in the choir.
Show the video’s answer
Yo tampoco. — Me neither.
The reply agrees with a negative sentence in which yo is the subject.
Video quiz 2 (dos): Me flipa bailar bachata.
Example translation: I love dancing bachata.
Show the video’s answer
A mí también. — Me too.
This colloquial flipa construction expresses the speaker’s enjoyment; bailar bachata is the subject.
Two more questions.
Video quiz 3 (tres): Tengo que sacar dinero.
Example translation: I need to withdraw money.
Show the video’s answer
Yo también. — Me too.
This is an affirmative sentence with the speaker as its subject.
Video quiz 4 (cuatro): No me interesa ese tema.
Example translation: I’m not interested in that topic.
Show the video’s answer
A mí tampoco. — Neither am I.
Ese tema is the subject; the reply shares the negative interest.
Original bonus question: What is the alternative for a mí tampoco?
Show the video’s bonus answer
Ni a mí. — Me neither / nor to me, according to the preceding sentence.
8:11 — Your score and the next lesson
Very well.
Tell me your score in the comments.
Now that you can confidently say me too and me neither in perfect Spanish, you need the actual words to keep the conversation going.
Watch this next video where I’ll teach you 100 must-know intermediate Spanish phrases that will instantly boost your fluency and make you sound way more natural.
See you there.
