In English, the equivalent is “to like” El Verbo “GUSTAR” In English, the equivalent is “to like” Spanish One ch.1
Por ejemplo: In English we say: “I like Spanish.” En español decimos: “Me gusta el Español.”
I like the beach. In English: En español: “I” is the subject “like” is the verb “the beach” is the direct object En español: “the beach” is the subject “to please” is the verb “me” is the indirect object
The word order is actually “backwards”: En Español…: The word order is actually “backwards”: The indirect object comes first: Me Then the verb: gusta Finally the subject of the verb: la playa. Make it negative by adding “no” at the beginning.
Four Keys Things that are different with Gustar It only has two conjugations: a. gusta b. gustan
Four Keys Things that are different with Gustar 1.It only has two conjugations: 2.It is conjugated based on what comes after it. Gusta- singular direct object Gustan- plural direct object
“Gusta” = singular nouns “Gustan” = plural nouns = two or more singular nouns
Four Keys Things that are different with Gustar 1.It only has two conjugations: 2.It is conjugated based on what comes after it. 3. It always uses an Indirect Object Pronoun.
Who is doing the “liking”? Indirect Object Pronouns: Me(Yo) Te(Tú) Le(él/ella usted) Nos(nosotros)-we Les(ellos,ellas Ustedes)-they/you all
= Me gusta… / Me gustan… Te gusta… / Te gustan… Le gusta… / Le gustan… Nos gusta… / Nos gustan… -------------------- Les gusta… / Les gustan… I like… You like… He / she / You like(s)… We like… ----------------- They / you all like… =
Four Keys Things that are different with Gustar 1.It only has two conjugations: 2.It is conjugated based on what comes after it. 3. It always uses an Indirect Object Pronoun. 4. It may also use an I.O. clarifier: A mí, a tí, A él, a ella, a usted, a ellos/ellas/ustedes, A nosotros. Used mainly w/él,ella,usted & their Plurals to clarify who is the specific person doing the liking. Used The first time the person/persons are spoken about. Ex: Le gusta la música de Shakira. WHO are you talking about? A él le gusta la música de Shakira. A boy… more specific A Paco le gusta la música de Shakira. Very specific-Paco likes.
“Coffee is pleasing to me.” ¿Cómo se dice? “I like coffee.” Me gusta el café. “Coffee is pleasing to me.”
¿Cómo se dice? “You like Italian food.” “Te gusta la comida Italiana.” “Italian food is pleasing to you.”
¿Cómo se dice? “I don’t like classical music.” No me gusta la música clásica. “Classical music is not pleasing to me.”
¿Cómo se dice? “ Do you like soccer?” “¿Te gusta el fútbol soccer?”
“I like pizza and salad” ¿Cómo se dice? “I like pizza and salad” Me gustan la pizza y la ensalada.
¿Cómo se dice? “You like history and spanish.” la historia y el español. Te gustan “History and Spanish are pleasing to you.”
¿Cómo se dice en español? ¿What do you like? Elena likes pizza. We don’t like homework. They like jazz and classical music. Do you like basketball? You like mexican food, right? ¿Qué te gusta ? (A Elena) le gusta la pizza. No nos gusta la tarea. (A ellos)Les gustan la música clásica y el jazz. ¿Te gusta el baloncesto? Te gusta la comida mexicana, ¿verdad?