grab a Spanish textbook. Terms not found on those pages: regalos – presents café – coffee ropa – clothes decir la verdad – to tell the truth cuentos / poemas – stories / poems hacer ejercicio – to exercise novelas / revistas – novels / magazines pasar tiempo con amigos – to spend time with friends dinero – money salir con amigos – to go out with friends en el campo – in the countryside en la ciudad – in the city en las montañas – in the mountains en el parque – in the park en el restaurante – in the restaurant Complete vocabulary on p.114 Possession terms on p. 93 Refer to the list to the right for terms you cannot find.

expressing what people like to do In order to express what people like to do, we use the verb GUSTA + infinitive. Even though this is an –AR verb, its conjugations are not regular like most –AR verbs.

expressing what people like to do (A mí) me gusta (A nosotros/as) nos gusta (A ti) te gusta (A vosotros/as) os gusta (A él) (A ella) le gusta (A usted) (A ellos) (A ellas) les gusta (A ustedes) Formula: “A phrase” + indirect object pronoun + gusta + infinitive

expressing what people like to do Sentence in Spanish How we interpret it in English What we’re really saying 1. A mí me gusta dibujar. 2. A ti te gusta leer novelas. 3. A ella le gusta salir con amigos. 4. A nosotros nos gusta correr. 5. A ellos les gusta compartir secretos. To express that someone DOESN’T like to do something, just add the word NO in front of the indirect object pronoun.

expressing what people like to do Sentence in Spanish How we interpret it in English What we’re really saying 1. A mí me gusta dibujar. I like to draw. Drawing is pleasing to me. 2. A ti te gusta leer novelas. You like to read novels. Reading novels is pleasing to you. 3. A ella le gusta salir con amigos. She likes to go out with friends. Going out with friends is pleasing to her. 4. A nosotros nos gusta correr. We like to run. Running is pleasing to us. 5. A ellos les gusta compartir secretos. They like to share secrets. Sharing secrets is pleasing to them. To express that someone DOESN’T like to do something, just add the word NO in front of the indirect object pronoun.

prÁctica A mí me gusta escribir poemas. A Juan le gusta salir / pasar tiempo con amigos. A nosotros nos gusta compartir / decir secretos. A Laura y Elena les gusta correr / hacer ejercicio en el parque. A ti te gusta comer la pizza de Dominoes. A vosotros os gusta vivir en las montañas. A usted le gusta asistir a las fiestas. A ustedes les gusta abrir / recibir regalos. A Sra. Mack no le gusta jugar béisbol. A él no le gusta abrir la puerta.

tarea para 11-9-16 Translate the sentences below. My grandma likes to read novels. Mi family likes to run. My parents like to drink coffee. My cousin (m) likes to go out with friends. I like to exercise. You like to learn.