GUSTAR (Not really “to like”) GUSTAR = To like The verb gustar IS NOT REALLY translated the same way. The verb's meaning is really something/somebody.

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5 GUSTAR = To like The verb gustar IS NOT REALLY translated the same way. The verb's meaning is really something/somebody is pleasing to... I like bananas = Me gustan los plátanos. In Spanish when we say that we like something, in reality we are saying that something is pleasing us. Therefore the object is doing the action, not the subject. We don’t use subject pronouns but Indirect Object Pronouns

6 A little Grammar ME = (Me) TE = (You) LE = (Him/Her) NOS = (Us)
To use the verb GUSTAR we need : Indirect Object Pronouns : Me, Te, Le, Nos, Os, Les ME = (Me) TE = (You) LE = (Him/Her) NOS = (Us) OS = (Y’all Spain) LES = (Them/You all)

7 A little Grammar… To use the verb GUSTAR correctly, you need to use Indirect Object Pronouns instead of the Subject Pronouns you have grown used to because we are now receivers rather than the ones doing the action. _____ = (to me) _____ = (to us) _____ = (to you inf.) _____ = (to y’all) **Spain (to him) (to her) (to them) (to you formal) (to you all) (to “it”) _____ _____

8 Simple answer… GUSTA (singular noun or action) GUSTAN(plural noun)
ME (Yo) TE (Tú) LE (Él/Ella/Ud.) NOS (Nosotros) OS (Vosotros) LES (Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes)

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10 Some examples with both singular and plural things we could like…
I like painting = Painting pleases me Me gusta pintar. **Pintar is singular b/c it is a singular action, therefore we use “gusta” I like shoes = Shoes please me Me gustan los zapatos Los zapatos are plural. Because the object we like is plural, we use “gustan” You like soccer = Soccer pleases you Te gusta el fútbol You like sports = Sports please you Te gustan los deportes

11 You (formal) like soccer It likes soccer
He likes soccer Le gusta el fútbol She likes soccer You (formal) like soccer It likes soccer ***Since the IOP “le” does not specify anyone other than a singular person, we might need to add more detail, so that the listener or reader has more information on who we’re talking about….

12 The personal “A” A Daniela le gusta pintar A Pedro le gusta cocinar
To add more detail and/or specify who we’re talking about we use the personal “a” A Daniela le gusta pintar (Daniela likes painting = Painting pleases Daniela) A Pedro le gusta cocinar (Pedro likes cooking = Cooking is pleasing to Pedro A él le gusta correr He likes running = Running pleases him A Ud. le gusta leer You (formal) like reading = Reading pleases you (formal)

13 More examples… Nos gusta la clase Nos gustan las clases
We like the class Nos gustan las clases We like the classes Os gusta la comida de la cafetería Y’all like the cafeteria food Os gustan las galletas Y’all like the cookies

14 Les gusta mirar la televisión They like to watch tv
Les gustan los videojuegos They like video games ***The Ellos, Ellas, Uds. form runs into a similar problem as the Él, Ella, Ud. Form. We might want more detail about who is doing the liking. Once again, we use the personal “a” A los estudiantes, les gusta la clase de español. The students like Spanish class A las chicas, les gusta hablar por telefono The girls like talking on the phone A Susana, a Juan, y a Maria , les gusta bailar Susana, Juan, and Maria like dancing

15 You can use the personal “a” for any form, but it can be redundant…
A mí me gusta nadar. A ti te gusta nadar A ella le gusta nadar** A la cucaracha, le gusta comer - the cockroach (it) likes to eat A Nosotros nos gusta nadar A Vosotros os gusta nadar A ellos les gusta nadar** A los perros, les gustan correr – The dogs like to run **You may insert any name(s) or people/objects (i.e. a subject that would be an “it” in English) where the underline is depending on its plurality.

16 Practica… Translate: I like the fall You like the books
We like the movie She likes the color green They like to run Me gusta el otoño Te gustan los libros Nos gusta la película A ella, le gusta el color verde A ellos, les gusta correr

17 Practica… Translate: I like to swim. She likes to dance and sing.
¿Do you like to listen to music? He likes to spend time with friends. Pedro likes to watch tv. Me gusta nadar [A ella,] Le gusta bailar y cantar Te gusta escuchar música [A él,] le gusta pasar tiempo con amigos A Pedro, le gusta ver la tele

18 How do I say I really like something a lot, or that I like something more than something else?
ME GUSTA MUCHO…. Me gusta mucho bailar = I really like dancing / I like dancing a lot A Luis le gusta mucho escribir cuentos = Luis really likes writing stories PERO… A Nosotros nos gusta cantar, pero nos gusta más nadar. We like singing, but we like swimming more

19 A mí también, me gusta Argentina OR Me gusta Argentina también.
A mí también = (me too!) A mí también, me gusta Argentina OR Me gusta Argentina también. Translate: I like Argentina too Maria and I like the shoes (zapatos) Susana and Juan really like pop music. (música de pop) Y’all like videogames. (videojuegos) They like the classes (clases **is irregular) A mí también me gusta Argentina. A Maria y a mí nos gustan los zapatos. A Susana y a Juan les gusta mucho la musica de pop. Os gustan los videojuegos. Les gustan las clases.

20 How do I say I don’t like something?
To express something you do NOT like, you simply put “no” in front of the IOP. Ex) No me gusta nadar  I don’t like to swim No te gusta la comida de la cafetería You don’t like the cafeteria food A Susana, no le gustan los deportes  Susana doesn’t like sports No nos gusta escribir cuentos  We don’t like to write stories No os gusta bailar  y’all don’t like to dance A los estudiantes, no les gusta estudiar  The students don’t like to study

21 No nos gusta montar en bicicleta.
I don’t like to ski We don’t like to ride bikes Y’all don’t like sports (deportes). **don’t forget to put your article The students really don’t like to dance No me gusta esquiar. No nos gusta montar en bicicleta. No os gustan los deportes. A los estudiantes, no les gusta nada bailar.

22 What if there is more than one thing I don’t like?
You need to use the Spanish equivalent of “neither / nor” No me gusta (ni) bailar ni cantar A Raúl, no le gustan (ni) los zapatos ni las sandalias. No nos gusta (ni) escribir cuentos ni leer revistas. A mí tampoco - *Me neither! A mí tampoco, no me gusta bailar ni cantar

23 Otros verbos como GUSTAR
Me fascina el cine. ¿Te molesta si voy contigo? Movies fascinate me. Will it bother you if I come along? A Sandra le disgusta esa situación. Me duelen sus mentiras. That situation upsets Sandra. Her lies hurt me.