© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery The Verb gustar By Jami Sipe

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Me gusta Me gusta is often translated as “I like.” Me gusta Me gusta is often translated as “I like.” Me gusta la pizza. = (I like pizza.) Me gusta el coche rojo. = (I like the red car.) Ejemplos:

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery gustar Actually, the verb gustar does not translate well into English. “I am pleased by the book,” or “The book pleases me,” or “The book is pleasing to me.” I like the book In English, we would say, “I like the book.” but the meaning is really closer to Por ejemplo: Me gusta el libro.

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Otro ejemplo: Le gustan los panqueques. = (He is pleased by the pancakes.) In English, we would say: He likes pancakes. In English, we would say: He likes pancakes.

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery gustar The verb gustar is conjugated to go with the thing you like, which is actually the subject of the sentence. gustar The verb gustar is conjugated to go with the thing you like, which is actually the subject of the sentence.

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Ejemplos: amanzana Me gusta la manzana. = (I like the apple.) angalletas Me gustan las galletas. = (I like cookies.) ► ►

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery ¡Te toca! Escribe 3 frases: Me gusta _____________ Escribe 3 frases: Me gustan _____________

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Revisa con un(a) compañero/a. Ahora, escribe 3 frases que empiezan “No me gusta ________” O “No me gustan _________” (o = or)

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Gustar Gustar is almost always used with indirect object pronouns. Gustar Gustar is almost always used with indirect object pronouns. Indirect Object Pronouns Singular me me (me) te te ( you, familiar) le le (you, formal/him/her) Plural nos nos (us) os os (you, ya’ll, you all familiar - Spain) les les (you/them)

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery + form of gustar + what you like (indirect object pronoun) To talk about likes and dislikes gustar … with gustar … To talk about likes and dislikes gustar … with gustar … Use this formula!

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Ejemplos: Me gusta la música. = (I like music.) Le gusta la música. = (He/She likes music.) (You (formal) like the music.) Nos gusta la música. = (We like music.)

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery gusta Use gusta if the thing you like is singular. Ejemplo: Me gusta el libro. = (I like the book.) gustan Use gustan if the things you like are plural. Ejemplo: Me gustan los tacos. = (I like tacos.) Remember, the verb is conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence. gustar With gustar the subject is the thing or things you like. Remember, the verb is conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence. gustar With gustar the subject is the thing or things you like.

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Me gusta la casa. = (I like the house.) Te gusta el helado. = (You [familiar] like the ice cream.) Le gusta la comida italiana. = (He/She likes Italian food./You [formal] like Italian food.) Nos gusta el carro. = (We like the car.) ¿Os gusta la comida? = (Do you all [familiar] like the meal?) Les gusta el ajedrez. = (You all like chess./They like chess.) Ejemplos: Singular

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Me gustan las casas. = (I like the houses.) Te gustan las hamburguesas. = (You [familiar] like hamburgers.) Le gustan las películas de amor. = (He/She likes romantic movies./You [formal] like romantic movies.) Nos gustan los carros. = (We like cars.) Os gustan las comidas mexicanas y italianas. = (You all [familiar] like Mexican and Italian food.) Les gustan los videojuegos. = (You all like video games./They all like video games.) Más ejemplos: Plural

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Me gusta nadar. = (I like to swim.) Te gusta correr. = (You like to run.) Nos gusta leer. = (We like to read.) Ejemplos: gustar You can also use gustar with an infinitive! gustar You can also use gustar with an infinitive!

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Ejemplos: No me gusta el pescado. = don’t (I don’t like fish.) No No me gusta patinar. = do not (I do not like to skate.) To say someone does not like something, or does not like to do something use “no” before the phrase. To say someone does not like something, or does not like to do something use “no” before the phrase.

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Look closely at this example: Le gusta la silla. It is impossible to tell whether this means: 1. He likes the chair. 2. She likes the chair. 3. You [formal] like the chair. ¡OJO!¡OJO!

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery The sentence may begin with a clarifying prepositional phrase: A él A él le gusta la silla. A ella A ella le gusta la casa. A usted A usted le gusta la bandera. For purpose of clarification

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery A Ana le gusta bailar. = name: example – A Ana le gusta bailar. = (Ana likes to dance.) Al doctor le gusta trabajar. = noun: example – Al doctor le gusta trabajar. = (The doctor likes to work.) A nosotros nos gusta estudiar. = pronoun: example – A nosotros nos gusta estudiar. = (We like to study.) mí a mí – me gusta ti a ti – te gusta ustedélella a usted, él, ella – le gusta When you want to emphasize or identify the person you are talking about, use: When you want to emphasize or identify the person you are talking about, use: nosotros/as a nosotros/as – nos gusta vosotros/as a vosotros/as – os gusta ustedesellos/as a ustedes, ellos/as – les gusta A + These pronouns follow a : follow a :

© 2010 Teacher’s Discovery Me gusta leer. Nos gusta el español. (A Sara) le gusta el libro. (A Tony) le gusta bailar. No les gustan las frutas. (A ti) te gustan los carros. (A nosotros) nos gusta bailar. (A usted) no le gustan los deportes. I like to read. We like Spanish. Sara likes the book. Tony likes to dance. They don’t like fruit. You (familiar) like cars. We like to dance. You (formal) do not like sports. Check Your Knowledge!