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Gustar

Gustar. Translation: “to like”. El verbo “ gustar ”. En español, GUSTAR significa “ to be pleasing ” In English , the equivalent is “ to like ” In Spanish , the grammatical order is reversed . English : I like chocolates. Spanish : To me, chocolates are pleasing .

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Gustar

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  1. Gustar Translation: “to like”

  2. El verbo “gustar” • En español, GUSTAR significa “tobepleasing” • In English, theequivalentis “tolike” • In Spanish, thegrammaticalorderisreversed. • English: I likechocolates. • Spanish: To me, chocolates are pleasing. Me gustan los chocolates.

  3. En español • The indirect object pronound comes first:Me • Then the verb: gusta • Finally the subject of the verb: la playa. • Make it negative by adding “no” at the beginning… No me gusta la playa.

  4. Who is doing the liking/To whom does “the beach” please? • We use Indirect Object Pronouns with gustar, NOT subject pronouns. SUBJECT PRONOUNS INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS YoNosotros TúVosotros Usted/ Ustedes/ Él/ Ellos/ Ella Ellas (A mí) Me (A nosotros) Nos (A ti) Te (A vosotros) Os (A usted/ (A Ustedes/ él/ella/ LeEll@s/ Emilia) Mishermanos/) Les Ramón y Ana Mari You may use what you see in the parentheses to add emphasis or to clarify who you are talking about (with le and les).

  5. Gustar – only 2 ways to use it! • “Gusta” = singular nouns = infinitives With nouns, we use THE ARTICLE Me gustala leche(milk). With verbs, we only use GUSTA, no matter how many are listed. Me gustabailar. Me gustacantar, bailar y cocinar. • “Gustan” = plural nouns Me gustanlaszanahorias(carrots).

  6. ¿Cómo se dice…? (Singular) • I like coffee (el café). • You (informal) like lemonade (la limonada). • You (formal) like chicken (el pollo). • He likes to swim (nadar). • We don’t like yogurt (el yogur). • Ya’ll like to sing and dance (cantar y bailar). • ¿Don’t you guys like ham (el jamón)? Me gusta el café. Te gusta la limonada. Le gusta el pollo. Le gustanadar. No nosgusta el yogur. Os gustabailar y cantar. ¿No les gusta el jamón?

  7. ¿Cómo se dice…? (Plural) • I like sandwiches (los sándwiches). • You (informal) like shrimp (los camarones). • You (formal) like tortillas (lastorillas). • He likes soft drinks (los refrescos). • We don’t like eggs (los huevos). • Ya’ll like grapes (lasuvas). • ¿Don’t you guys like chocolates? Me gustan los sándwiches. Te gustan los camarones. Le gustanlas tortillas. Le gustan los refrescos. No nosgustan los huevos. Os gustanlasuvas. ¿No les gustanlos chocolates?

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