1. GUSTAR ¿Te gusta el español? Do you like Spanish? Sí, me gusta mucho. Yes, I like it a lot.

2. Gustar is generally translated as to like, but it really means to be pleasing. In general, we use two forms of gustar: gusta for singular things that we like, and gustan for plural things that we like. Me gusta el arte. I like art. (Art is pleasing to me.) Art is singular, one thing. Me gusta la pizza. I like pizza. (Pizza is pleasing to me. )

3. Gusta is followed by a singular noun (and the definite article). Me gusta el arte. (I like art. Art is pleasing to me.) Me gusta la tecnologia. (I like technology. Technology is pleasing to me.) Gustan is followed by a plural noun (and the definite article). Me gustan las matemáticas. (I like mathematics.) Me gustan los zapatos italianos. (I like Italian shoes.)

4. When saying you like to do something, use the verb, and gusta. Me gusta escuchar música. Me gusta viajar. Me gusta estudiar. Me gusta practicar los deportes.

5. Gustar is always accompanied by an indirect object pronoun: me = to menos = to us te = to youos = to you guys (Spain) le = to you (usted)les = to you all (ustedes) le = to him/herles = to them The indirect object pronoun goes before gusta or gustan because you are literally saying that something is pleasing to someone.

6. Nos gusta viajar. Traveling is pleasing to us. (We like to travel.) Le gustan las clases. The classes are pleasing to him/her. (He/she likes the classes.) Les gusta el inglés. English is pleasing to them. (They like English.) Indirect Object Pronouns menos teos (Spain you all) leles

7. Use a before a name. A María le gusta viajar. Traveling is pleasing to Maria. (Maria likes to travel).

8. To say what someone doesn’t like, place no before me, te, le, nos, os, les. No me gusta la música clásica. Classical music is not pleasing to me. (I don’t like classical music.) A Javier no le gustan las computadoras. Computers are not pleasing to Javier. (Javier doesn’t like computers.)