Post on 27-Jan-2016
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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