Expressing likes in Spanish In Spanish, there is no verb that means “to like”. So how do we express likes in Spanish?

Expressing likes To express likes we use the verb gustar. gustar ≠ to like gustar = to please; to be pleasing to

Expressing likes So, we do not say that we like something. Instead we say that something pleases us…or … something is pleasing to us.

Expressing likes Examples: (La) Pizza me gusta. Pizza pleases me. or Pizza is pleasing to me. We can also say it: Me gusta (la) pizza.

Expressing likes We can use gustar with nouns… Pizza me gusta. / Me gusta Pizza. … or we can also use it with verbs... (El) esquiar me gusta. / Me gusta esquiar. (Skiing pleases me. /Skiing is pleasing to me.)

no gustar = to not please; Expressing dislikes In Spanish, there are 2 ways to express dislikes. We can use a negative word “no” or “nunca” in front of the verb gustar. no gustar ≠ to not like no gustar = to not please; to not be pleasing to

Expressing dislikes Examples: Pizza no me gusta. Pizza does not please me. or Pizza is not pleasing to me. We can also say it: No Me gusta (la) pizza.

Expressing dislikes Examples: Estudiar no me gusta. Studying does not please me. or Studying is not pleasing to me. We can also say it: No me gusta estudiar.

Expressing dislikes To express dislikes we can also use the verb desgustar. Here, the ‘des’ serves as the negative. desgustar ≠ to not like gustar = to displease; to be displeasing to

Expressing dislikes Examples: Pizza me desgusta. Pizza displeases me. or Pizza is displeasing to me. We can also say it: Me desgusta (la) pizza.

Ana Luís No me gusta la pizza. Me gusta la pizza. La pizza no me gusta. La pizza me gusta.

El chocolate no me gusta. Ana Luís El chocolate me gusta. El chocolate no me gusta. Me gusta el chocolate. No me gusta el chocolate.

Ana Luís La fiesta La fiesta no me gusta. La fiesta me gusta.

Ana Luís El fútbol americano No me gusta el fútbol americano. El fútbol americano me gusta.

Ana Luís la música La música no me gusta. No me gusta la música. La música me gusta. Me gusta la música.

Ana Luís bailar Me gusta mucho bailar. No me gusta nada bailar.

Asking about likes. 3 questions: 1. ¿Te gusta? Does it please you? (i.e. Do you like it?) 2. ¿Qué te gusta? What pleases you? (i.e. What do you like?) 3. ¿Qué te gusta hacer? What pleases you? (i.e. What do you like to do?)

¿Te gusta? Answer: Sí / no Does it please you? Yes / no Asking about likes. ¿Te gusta? Answer: Sí / no Does it please you? Yes / no Ejemplos: ¿Te gusta? No. ¿Te gusta la pizza? No. No me gusta (la pizza).

¿Te gusta? Sí o no la fiesta bailar el chocolate la música la pizza el fútbol americano bailar la música

Asking about likes. ¿Qué te gusta? Answer: a noun (pizza, etc.) What pleases you? Pizza, chocolates, etc. Ejempo: ¿Qué te gusta? Me gusta la pizza.

¿Qué te gusta? Me gusta + noun la pizza la fiesta el chocolate el fútbol americano la música

Asking about likes. ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Answer: a verb (bailar, etc.) Doing what pleases you? Esquiar, bailar, etc.. (What is pleasing for you to do?) Ejempo: ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta bailar.

¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta + verbo esquiar correr nadar practicar deportes escuchar música bailar

Conversaciones: likes and dislikes Your turn! Ask and answer questions about likes and dislikes. Usa la lista del vocabulario de capítulo 1A. 1. ¿Te gusta? 2. ¿Qué te gusta? 3. ¿Qué te gusta?