La vecina, con quien hablo cada tarde, cuida a mi hija.

The neighbor, with whom I speak every afternoon, takes care of my daughter.

Breakdown of La vecina, con quien hablo cada tarde, cuida a mi hija.

• yo: I
• hablar: to speak
• con: with
• mi: my

Questions & Answers about La vecina, con quien hablo cada tarde, cuida a mi hija.

Why is it con quien and not con que?

Because the antecedent is a person. With a preposition (like con), Spanish normally uses:

• quien/quienes for people: La vecina, con quien hablo…
• or the forms el/la/los/las que: La vecina, con la que hablo… Using con que with a person is heard in some places but is less standard; save con que mostly for things: La herramienta con que trabajo…

What do the commas around con quien hablo cada tarde do?

They mark a non‑restrictive (non‑defining) clause: extra information about the neighbor you already have in mind.

• With commas: La vecina, con quien hablo cada tarde, … = “the neighbor (you know which one), who I chat with every afternoon…”
• Without commas: La vecina con quien hablo cada tarde… narrows it down to the specific neighbor I talk with each afternoon, implying there are multiple neighbors.

Why is there an a before mi hija?

That’s the personal a, required before a direct object that is a specific person (or beloved pet) in Spanish: cuida a mi hija. It doesn’t translate into English.

Can I say cuida mi hija without the a?

No. For a specific person, Spanish needs the personal a: cuida a mi hija. Omitting it sounds incorrect.