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Je ne connais pas le chemin, tu m'y accompagnes ?

Je ne connais pas le chemin, tu m'y accompagnes ?
I do not know the way, are you taking me there?
From Lesson 155:Double object pronouns with adverbials (y, en)·French

Questions & Answers about Je ne connais pas le chemin, tu m'y accompagnes ?

How does the pronoun combination m'y work here?
It combines me (me) and y (there). In French, object pronouns go before the verb, and they follow a strict order. The pronouns me, te, se, nous, and vous always come before y. Since y acts as a vowel here, me drops its 'e' to become m', giving us m'y.
Why does this sentence use connais instead of sais for 'know'?
Connaître is used when you are familiar with a noun, such as a person, a place, or a thing. Savoir is used for knowing facts, knowing how to do something, or is followed by a question word (like who, what, or where). Because le chemin (the way) is a simple noun, you must use a form of connaître.
The translation says 'taking me', but doesn't accompagnes mean 'accompany'?
Yes, accompagner literally means to accompany or to go with someone. However, in everyday French, it is the most natural way to say you are taking, walking, or driving someone to a destination.
Where would the negative words go if I wanted to say 'you are not taking me there'?
In French, the negative markers ne and pas wrap around the entire pronoun-verb block. The ne goes right before the pronouns, and the pas goes right after the conjugated verb: tu ne m'y accompagnes pas.

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