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Lui is

• The indirect object pronoun in the third person:

I gave him/her my card.
Je lui ai donné ma carte.

• The third person singular masculine stressed pronoun:

I often talk of him.
Je parle souvent de lui.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/lui/

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/y-adverbial-pronoun/

In short: Y replaces something that was used with 'à':

Je vais à l'école.
Est-ce que je vais à l'école ? Oui, j'y vais.

Je pense à mon chien.
Mon chien ? J'y pense.

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Very useful, thanks!