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と, and, and with

The pattern

[A] to [B] / [Person] to

と joins nouns into a complete list, and marks the person you do something with.

The mistake to avoid

と only joins nouns, never sentences or adjectives, and the list is exhaustive. For an incomplete list use や.

Examples

Rōmaji help
pan to tamago o kaimasu.
I will buy bread and eggs.
tomodachi to ikimasu.
I am going with a friend.
inu to neko ga imasu.
There is a dog and a cat.
haha to hanashimashita.
I talked with my mother.