Expressing likes and dislikes By Karina Vailes

Gustar The verb gustar = to be pleasing in context the English translation would be “to like” Unlike previously learned verbs that you learned in class, the verb “gustar” doesn’t use Subject Pronoun, but Indirect Object Pronouns.

Indirect object pronouns Me = to me Te = to you Le = to him, her, you (formal) Nos = to us Os = you all (Spain) Les = to them (m,f) you all

Indirect object pronouns + gustar Me gusta (n) = It’s pleasing to me Te gusta (n) = It’s pleasing to you (informal) Le gusta (n) = It’s pleasing to her, him, you (f) Nos gusta (n) = It’s pleasing to us Os gusta (n) = It’s pleasing to you all (Spain) Les gusta (n) = It’s pleasing to them, you all

Use “gusta” when the thing being liked is singular Use “gustan” when the thing being liked is plural Note: “gusta y gustan” is the conjugation of the verb gustar in the 3rd person singular and plural.

What’s up witth the “n” Me gusta la falda roja. Me gustan las faldas rojas. Te gusta el chocolate Te gustan los chocolates.

Examples: Me gustan mis zapatos nuevos. (My new shoes are pleasing to me / I like my new shoes) Nos gusta nadar los domingos. (Swimming on Sundays is pleasing to us /We like to swim on Sundays)

In order to add clarity or emphasize the person whom we are talking in a sentence you need to use a prepositional phrase.

Prepositional phrase A mí (As for me) A tí (As for you) A él, ella, usted (As for him, her, you(formal) A nosotros (As for us) A vosotros (As for you all (Spain)) A ella, ellas ustedes (As for them, you all)

A ella no le gusta… A mi no me gusta… To make it negative A ella no le gusta… A mi no me gusta…

Classwork: translate She likes to talk with Ana. I like my blue jacket. We don’t like to study Spanish. You like to spend money. You all like to draw.

The conditional In Spanish to express “would” use the ending “ía” at the end of the infinitive.

The conditional Expressing conditional Would like = gustaria (yo) Me gustaría (n) (tu) Te gustaría (n) (El, ella, usted) Le gustaría (n) (Nosotros) Nos gustaría (n) (Vosotros) Os gustaría (n) Ellos, ellas, uds.) Les gustaría (n)

Me gustaría un café negro, por favor. Examples: Me gustaría un café negro, por favor. Nos gustarían dos naranjas, por favor.

Preposition phrase Notice how saying “le gustaría” could mean: She would like, he would like, you (formal) would like. One way to get rid of this ambiguity is adding a prepositional phrase at the beginning of the sentence.

Examples: This prepositional phrase are also useful to add emphasis. 1) A mí me gustarían los camarones con arroz. 2) A ellos les gustaría una pizza. 3) A nosotros nos trae mas salsa, por favor.

Notice that whenever there is a Subject Pronoun, it can be replace with a name. 1) A Mario le gustaría comer mas queso. 2) A Emilia le trae un café negro, por favor.

Don’t forget the sentence structure A mi hermana + le + gustaría … Prepositional phrase + Pronoun + gustaría …

1) As for me, I would like some tacos 1) As for me, I would like some tacos. 2) As for her, she would like a lemonade. 3) As for us, we would like chicken and rice.

Additional Resources From rags to riches: https://www.quia.com/rr/92306.html Battle ship: https://www.quia.com/ba/172561.html Quiz: https://www.quia.com/pop/434684.html?AP_rand=1064982244

Additional resources Senor Jordan explanation of “gustar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0K6Yg9lFK8&t=28s