トムと話（はな）す。

僕（ぼく）は友達（ともだち）とごはんを食（た）べる。

ゆうこさんはみおさんとコーヒーを飲（の）む。

タキはミツハと走（はし）る。

たなかさんはやまださんと話（はな）す。

私（わたし）は先生（せんせい）と食（た）べます。

リカと一緒（いっしょ）ですか？

彼（かれ）がうざきさんと遊（あそ）びます。

朝（あさ）、私（わたし）はクマと歩（ある）く。

「すみません、明日（あした）は友達（ともだち）と出（で）かけます。」

「妹（いもうと）とジュースを飲（の）む。」

ななさんははなさんと友達（ともだち）です。

<div class='writeup-body'>In this lesson about と, we will look at the common translation of 'with' that is associated with this particle. と shows that there is a relationship between (A) and (B), regardless of if that relationship is translated as 'and', or 'with'. In each case, the things that are marked with と are usually all performing some mutual action (that mutual action may simply be existing).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>カレーはご飯（はん）と食（た）べるよ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I eat curry with rice. (I eat rice 'and' curry)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>コーヒーを妻（つま）と飲（の）む。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I drink coffee with my wife. (I 'and' my wife drink coffee)</div></li></ul>When と is used as 'with', it means that both/all people or objects are equally involved in the action. However, に highlights that one person is the target (destination) of an action, so will result in something sounding a lot more one sided.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>先生（せんせい）と話（はな）す。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I will talk with my teacher. (Focus on both people talking)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>先生（せんせい）に話（はな）す。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I will talk to my teacher. (Focus on only one person talking)</div></li></ul>Here we can see that both people are talking when と is used. It is a mutual conversation. When に is used, however, the person marked by に is being talked 'to', and is usually not actively participating in the conversation.</div>

Grammar Info

と

With