Learn French: Je suis chez moi avec le chien.

Je suis chez moi avec le chien.

I am at home with the dog.

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Why do we use moi instead of je or me after chez?

Chez is a preposition (a linking word like 'at', 'with', or 'for'). In French, whenever you need a pronoun right after a preposition, you must use a stressed pronoun. Since you are talking about yourself, you use moi. Saying chez je is grammatically incorrect!

Does chez moi literally translate to 'at home'?

Literally, chez means 'at the house of' or 'at the place of'. So chez moi translates exactly to 'at my place'. English speakers usually just translate this as 'at home'. You can use this pattern with other stressed pronouns too, like chez toi for 'at your place' or chez elle for 'at her place'.

Could I use a stressed pronoun after avec as well?

Yes! Because avec ('with') is also a preposition, it follows the exact same rule. If you wanted to say 'with me' instead of 'with the dog', you would say avec moi. To say 'with them', you would use the stressed pronouns for them and say avec eux or avec elles.

If I live with my family, should I say chez nous instead of chez moi?