Gustar

• Explanation of gustar

• Review of clarifiers

• Explanation of gustar with subject

• Explanation of negation with gustar

• Practice with gustar

gustar = to like (to be pleasing)

me gusta

it is pleasingto me

a mí

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

te gusta

it is pleasingto you (fam.)

a ti

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

le gusta

it is pleasingto you (formal)

a Ud.

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

le gusta

it is pleasingto him

a él

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

le gusta

it is pleasingto her

a ella

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

nos gusta

it is pleasingto us

a nosotros(as)

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

os gusta

it is pleasingto you (plural)

(Spain)

a vosotros(as)

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

les gusta

it is pleasingto you (plural)

a Uds.

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

les gusta

it is pleasingto them (masc.)

a ellos

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gustar = to like(to be pleasing)

les gusta

it is pleasingto them (fem.)

a ellas

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The clarifiers are as follows:

me = to me

te = to you (fam.)

le = to you (form)

le = to him

le = to her

nos = to us

os = to you (Spain)

les = to you (plural)

les = to them

les = to them

a mí

a ti

a Ud.

a él

a ella

a nosotros(as)

a vosotros(as)

a Uds.

a ellos

a ellas

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What do you do if you want to say: Fred likes books?

le gustan los libros

books are pleasing

likes books.

(to) Fred

Fred

A Fred

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What do you do if you want to say: My friend likes books?

le gustan los libros.

Books are pleasing

Likes books.

(to) My friend

My friend

A mi amigo(a)

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What do you do if you want to say: Rosa doesn’t like pizza?

le gusta la pizza.

pizza is not pleasing

doesn’t like pizza.

(to) Rosa

Rosa

A Rosa no

Always place the no in front of the indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les).

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Diana likes ice cream.

A Diana le gusta el helado.

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Diana doesn’t like ice cream.

A Diana no le gusta el helado.

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Fred doesn’t like sports.

A Fred no le gustan los deportes.

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Fred doesn’t like animals.

A Fred no le gustan los animales.

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I like parties.

A mí me gustan las fiestas.

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We like Mexican food.

A nosotros nos gusta la comida Mexicana.

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María and Susana like fruit.

A María y a Susana les gustan las frutas.

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José and Felipe don’t like vegetables.

A José y a Felipe no les gustan las verduras.

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Who likes chess?

¿A quién le gusta el ajedrez?

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We like videogames.

A nosotros nos gustan los videojuegos.

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They don’t like romance movies.

A ellos no les gustan las películas de amor.

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