“GUSTAR” In Spanish gustar means “to be pleasing” In English, the equivalent is “to like”
Por ejemplo: In English we say: “I like Spanish.” In Spanish we say: “To me, Spanish is pleasing.”
I like the beach I like the beach. In English: “I” is the subject “like” is the verb “the beach” is the direct object In Spanish: “the beach” is the subject “to please” is the verb “me” is the indirect object
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.
Who is doing the “liking”? Indirect Object Pronouns: Spanish IOP English IOP meme te you (informal) le him, her, it, you (formal) nosus les Them, you all
“Gusta”=singular nouns =infinitives “Gustan”=plural nouns Example: 1.Me gusta el café. 2.Te gusta nadar y cantar. Example: 1.Me gustan las papas fritas. 2.Te gustan la leche y el refresco.
Frases de clarificación: “Le gusta nadar.” He likes to swim. She likes to swim. You like to swim. “Les gusta la playa.” They like the beach. You all like the beach.
Frases de clarificación: Le= a él a ella a Ud. (a Roberto) Les= a ellos a ellas a Uds. a Roberto y a Luis
Me gusta… / Me gustan… Te gusta… / Te gustan… Le gusta… / Le gustan… Nos gusta… / Nos gustan… Les gusta… / Les gustan… 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… ==
¿Cómo se dice? “I like coffee.” “Coffee is pleasing to me.” el café. gustaMe
¿Cómo se dice? “You like french fries.” French fries are pleasing to you. las papas fritas. gustanTe
¿Cómo se dice? “He doesn’t like to eat.” “To eat is not pleasing to him.” comer. gustano leA él
¿Cómo se dice? “We like sodas.” “Sodas are pleasing to us.” los refrescos. gustanNos
¿Cómo se dice? “Maria and Juan like history and spanish.” “History and Spanish are pleasing to Maria and Juan.” la historia y el español. gustanlesA Maria y a Juan
¿Cómo se dice en español? I like to eat. Elena likes cookies. We don’t like cake. Carlos and Miguel like carrots. You (informal) like hamburgers. Me gusta comer. A Elena le gustan las galletas. No nos gusta el pastel. A Carlos y a Miguel les gustan las zanahorias Te gustan las hamburguesas.