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Preciso de almoçar contigo amanhã.

Preciso de almoçar contigo amanhã.
I need to have lunch with you tomorrow.
From Lesson 55:The preposition com (comigo, contigo)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Preciso de almoçar contigo amanhã.

amanhã
tomorrow
precisar de
to need
almoçar
to have lunch
contigo
with you

Questions & Answers about Preciso de almoçar contigo amanhã.

Why is "with you" written as contigo instead of com tu?
In Portuguese, the preposition com (with) merges with certain pronouns to create special single words. When you want to say "with you" to someone you speak to informally, the word for "with" combines with the pronoun to become contigo. It is incorrect to say com tu.
Why do we need the word de after preciso?
The verb precisar (to need) requires the preposition de (of/about) to connect it to the thing you need or the action you need to do. Whenever you say "I need to do something", you will use a form of precisar followed by de and then the action word, just like almoçar here.
The English translation says "to have lunch", but I only see one word for it here (almoçar). Why is that?
In English we usually use an action and a noun ("have lunch" or "eat lunch"), but Portuguese has specific action words (verbs) for eating meals. Almoçar means "to eat lunch". You will also see this single-word pattern with dinner (jantar).
Where is the word for "I" (eu) in this sentence?
In Portuguese, you can usually drop subject words like eu (I) or nós (we). Because the verb ends in an "o" (preciso), it is already perfectly clear that "I" am the one who needs it, making the word eu optional.

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