"He spoke to me on the phone yesterday."

Translation: Él me habló ayer por teléfono.

[senorparaiso]

Why isn't "Él habló a mí por el telefono ayer" correct?

[Afrocuban1]

I had the same

[membernumber13]

why is it wrong to say "Él me habló ayer por EL teléfono"? why is "el telefono" wrong? i understand this would be more like speaking "by phone" than "on the phone" but is it really incorrect to use "el telefono" here?

[duolearner12345]

I believe that is correct and fixed now.

[SpanishTrainUS]

"El habló conmigo por teléfono ayer" is also correct.

[AdrianBrink]

But it said the conmigo was wrong in 'Él me habló conmigo ayer en el teléfono', and wanted it be 'habló a mí' or 'me habló', though to my surprise it accepted 'en el teléfono'.

[Alchz]

Yeah, you cannot use both 'me habló' AND 'habló conmigo' in the same sentence.

[Jiana30]

what about "en el telefono" instead of "por telefono"?

[samarbarrett]

I have the same question

[drmai]

What is conmigo

[ken.goodwi]

Conmigo=with me

[Flo-n-Noah]

Would you ever say 'sobre el telefono' in Spanish?

[daefenris]

I tried "Ayer me hablo él por telefono" for this one, but it wants me to either leave the "él" out or put it at the start of the sentence. I have seen other examples where the subject follows the verb, but I can't figure out where that's acceptable and where it isn't.

In this sentence why can't the subject follow the verb? Does it just sound weird, or am I actually changing the meaning by doing that?

[bajaca]

I think when it is a question the subject is more likely to follow the verb

[theartoflogic]

It was probably marking you wrong for not having the accent on habló, since hablo without the accent means "I speak" and not the required "He spoke."

[duolearner12345]

Is "me" the direct or indirect object in this case? I believe it is direct?

[ken.goodwi]

Is it better to say spoke to me, or spoke with me?

[SamFishwick]

Is "conmigo" a strict thing