Gustar and friends

Gustar- to please (like) In English, we say we like things. In Spanish, we would say something pleases me. Three step process to form a “Gustar” sentence: Step one: Choose an indirect object Yo- menosotros- nos Tu- te El, ella, ud.- leellos/uds.- les

Step two: Choose conjugation for “gustar” The only two “gustar” conjugations possible: Gusta- for singular objects or verbs Gustan- for plural objects

Step three: complete sentence I like to swim me gusta nadar She likes tacos le gustan tacos

Clarification Sometimes we have to clarify to whom we are referring. In that case, you use the following at the beginning of the sentence: A mi A ti A el/ella A nosotros A uds./ellos

example Rebecca likes swimming. – A Rebecca, le gusta nadar. Thomas likes writing. A Thomas, le gusta escribir

Other verbs used similarly The following verbs are used the exact same way as “gustar”: Aburrir- to bore (aburre, aburren) Interesar- to interest (interesa, interesan) Encantar- to love (encanta, encantan)

More examples Spanish class is boring – Me aburre la clase de Espanol. I love gym. Me encanta gimnasio Cooking is interesting to her. A ella, le interesa cocinar.