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Talking about likes & dislikes

Talking about likes & dislikes. When we talk in Spanish about activities we like and dislike, we can use the verb GUSTA. Why is this verb special?. Compare these pairs of sentences: I like to swim/Me gusta nadar. You like to swim/Te gusta nadar. She likes to swim/Le gusta nadar.

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Talking about likes & dislikes

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  1. Talking about likes & dislikes • When we talk in Spanish about activities we like and dislike, we can use the verb GUSTA.

  2. Why is this verb special? • Compare these pairs of sentences: • I like to swim/Me gusta nadar. • You like to swim/Te gusta nadar. • She likes to swim/Le gusta nadar.

  3. What’s happening here? • Note that the verb does not change for different persons: • Me gusta nadar. • Te gusta nadar. • Le gusta nadar. • What does change is the person who is affected (i.e., the person who “likes”).

  4. !!sdrawkcab knihT • The subject of the sentence in Spanish is the object in English. It is literally translated as “Swimming is pleasing to me/you/her.” But we rarely express likes in this fashion in English. • When you want to talk about likes in Spanish, THINK BACKWARDS – the Spanish subject is the English object and the English object is the Spanish subject.

  5. Say what? • I like reading. • “I” is the subject and “reading” is the object in this English sentence. • Me gusta leer. • “Leer” is the subject and “me” is the object in the equivalent Spanish sentence.

  6. In other words… • … what changes in Spanish is the person affected: me, you, him, her, it, us, them: • Me gusta estudiar español. • Te gusta estudiar español. • Le gusta estudiar español. • Nos gusta estudiar español. • Les gusta estudiar español.

  7. … and… • The verb GUSTA does not change when its subject is another verb (always the –r, or infinitive, form): • Me gusta escuchar música. • Le gusta trabajar. • No nos gusta estudiar. • Me gusta caminar y correr.

  8. Who’s who? • The object forms – called “indirect objects” – are: • Me > me • Te > you • Le > him, her, “Ud.” • Nos > us • Les > them, “Uds.”

  9. Let’s practice! • Talk about your own likes and dislikes with regard to these activities: • estudiar español • leer novelas • escuchar música clásica • mirar la televisión

  10. What did you decide? • Did you say something like… • Me gusta estudiar español. • Me gusta leer novelas. • Me gusta escuchar música clásica. • Me gusta mirar la televisión. • To express dislikes, simply put no in front of the object: • No me gusta estudiar español. • No me gusta leer novelas. • No me gusta escuchar música clásica. • No me gusta mirar la televisión.

  11. A little variety… • Change the sentences to talk about other people’s likes. • (YOU) estudiar español • (SHE) leer novelas • (WE) escuchar música clásica • (THEY) mirar la televisión

  12. Check your answers! • (YOU): Te gusta estudiar español. • (SHE): Le gusta leer novelas. • (WE): Nos gusta escuchar música clásica. • (THEY): Les gusta mirar la televisión.

  13. That’s a wrap! • Later on we’ll see how we can talk about liking (and disliking) things instead of activities. Stay tuned!

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