1. Indirect Object Pronouns and Gustar, Interesar, & Aburrir
Mira p. 213

2. Indirect Object Pronouns
Me Me
Te You (familiar)
Le Her, Him, It
She, He
You (formal)
Nos We
Os You all (familiar)
Les Them, They
You all (formal)

3. Indirect Object Pronouns - Tips
Always place before the conjugated verb
Think in phrases, don’t translate word-for-word
Answer the questions “who,” “for whom,” or “to whom”

4. Verbs – Interesar, Gustar, Aburrir
Interesar – to interest
Gustar – to please / like
Aburrir – to bore

5. Verbs – Interesar, Gustar, Aburrir
These verbs have special conjugations.
Singular Plural
Interesa Interesan
Gusta Gustan
Aburre Aburren
Singular / Plural depends on WHAT you’re talking about.

6. Interesar Art interests me. Sports interest me. Me interesa el arte.
You can also say: El arte me interesa.
Since “art” is singular, use interesa.
Sports interest me.
Me interesan los deportes.
Since sports (deportes) is plural, use interesan.

7. Aburrir The class bores you. The classes bore you. ¿Qué te aburre?
Te aburre la clase.
The classes bore you.
Te aburren las clases.
¿Qué te aburre?
What bores you?

8. Gustar This one can be tricky!
The closest English equivalent is “to like” something.
Think of it as “to please” though.
I like Tacos.
Think of it as: Tacos please me.
Me gustan los tacos.

9. ¡Práctica! Translate into Enligsh: Me interesan las clases de cálculo.
Te gusta el chocolate.
Nos gusta el pavo.
Le aburre la clase de español.

10. Indirect Object Pronouns
Just like the possessive adjective “su” – the indirect object pronoun “le” presents a confusing problem.
It can mean she, he, it, or you (formally)
We then use a prepositional phrase.
Can be used to clarify who
-or-
Used for emphasis

11. Prepositional Phrases
A mí
A ti
A él
A ella
A usted
A nosotros
A vosotros
A ellos
A ellas
A ustedes

12. Prepositional Phrases
To clarify OR add emphasis:
Le gusta Coca-Cola. He/She/You like Coke.
Who are we talking about?
A ella le gusta Coca-Cola
Adding “a ella” clarifies that “le” means “she”

13. Prepositional Phrases
To clarify OR add emphasis. Read the conversation:
Andres: “No le gusta jugar al tenis.”
He/She/You don’t like to play tennis.
Maria: “¿A ella no le gusta jugar al tenis?”
She doesn’t like to play tennis?
Andres: “No, a él no le gusta jugar.”
No, he doesn’t like to play.

14. Making it Negative Place the “no” before the INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN.
Examples:
I don’t like tacos.
No me gustan los tacos.
We aren’t interested in art.
No nos interesa el arte.

15. ¡Práctica! Tell me in Spanish: I like tea. We like lemonade.
You are interested in sports.
You are not interested in sports.
Baseball bores her.
Soccer bores us.

16. Video Clip - Gustar
Video Clip

17. ¡Práctica!
Complete the following activities on a clean sheet of paper. You need one per group.
P. 216 Act 20 – complete sentences.
P. 216 Act 21 – complete sentences.
Make a list of things your group likes and dislikes. Label it “Nos gusta” and “No nos gusta”. You can use p. 217 Act 23 as an example.