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と — joins a list, marks who you're with, or closes a quote

昨日きのう、同僚どうりょうと食事しょくじに行いきました。

kinou, douryou to shokuji ni ikimashita.

I went out to eat with a colleague yesterday. neutral

パンと牛乳ぎゅうにゅうとバターを買かってきてください。

pan to gyuunyuu to bataa o katte kite kudasai.

Please pick up bread, milk and butter. neutral

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with — the person or thing the action is done together with

  1. 昨日きのう、同僚どうりょうと食事しょくじに行いきました。

    kinou, douryou to shokuji ni ikimashita.

    I went out to eat with a colleague yesterday. neutral

  2. 来月らいげつ、先方せんぽうと契約けいやくについて協議きょうぎいたします。

    raigetsu, senpou to keiyaku ni tsuite kyougi itashimasu.

    Next month we will discuss the contract with the other party. formal

and — joins a closed list, or pairs "between" and comparisons

  1. パンと牛乳ぎゅうにゅうとバターを買かってきてください。

    pan to gyuunyuu to bataa o katte kite kudasai.

    Please pick up bread, milk and butter. neutral

  2. 財布さいふと鍵かぎ、持もった?

    saifu to kagi, motta?

    Got your wallet and keys? casual

  3. コーヒーと紅茶こうちゃと、どっちが好すき?

    koohii to koucha to, dotchi ga suki?

    Coffee or tea — which do you like better? casual

  4. 駅えきと学校がっこうの間あいだに大おおきな公園こうえんがあります。

    eki to gakkou no aida ni ookina kouen ga arimasu.

    There's a big park between the station and the school. neutral

quotation — closes what was said, thought, or felt

  1. 田中たなかさんは来こられないと言いっていました。

    tanaka-san wa korarenai to itte imashita.

    Tanaka said he wouldn't be able to come. neutral

  2. 明日あしたは雨あめだと思おもうよ。

    ashita wa ame da to omou yo.

    I reckon it'll rain tomorrow. casual

  3. 課長かちょうに、この件けんはもう一度いちど考かんがえ直なおせと言いわれました。

    kachou ni, kono ken wa mou ichido kangaenaose to iwaremashita.

    The section chief told me to think this matter over again. neutral

  4. 展示てんじを見みて、自分じぶんはまだ何なにも知しらないと感かんじた。

    tenji o mite, jibun wa mada nani mo shiranai to kanjita.

    Seeing the exhibition, I felt that I still knew nothing. neutral

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Notes

The listing と joins nouns only. Two events chain with て; と after
a verb, adjective, or だ means "whenever" (行いくと食たべる).