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¿Quieres acompañarme al médico?

¿Quieres acompañarme al médico?
Do you want to come with me to the doctor?
From Lesson 120:Pronouns with two verbs (lo voy a ver, voy a verlo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Quieres acompañarme al médico?

Why is me attached to the end of the verb to make acompañarme?
Because acompañar is in its infinitive form (the basic, unconjugated form ending in -ar). In Spanish, object pronouns like me can be attached directly to the end of infinitives. You could also put the pronoun before the conjugated verb and say ¿Me quieres acompañar?—both are perfectly correct!
The English translation says "come with me". Could I say venir conmigo instead?
Yes, you could say ¿Quieres venir conmigo?, which is perfectly correct. However, using acompañar (literally "to accompany") is an extremely natural and common way to express "going with someone" in Spain.
Why does this sentence use al instead of a el?
In Spanish, whenever the preposition a (to) is right next to the masculine word for "the", which is el, they must squeeze together to form the contraction al. You will almost never see a el written separately, except when él has an accent mark and means "he".
Does al médico mean the actual person or the doctor's office?
It usually means both! Just like in English, saying you are going al médico is the standard, everyday way to say you are going to the doctor's clinic or office. You don't need a separate word for "office" or "clinic".

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