1. Gustar
To please or to like

2. Indirect object pronouns Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (les)
Yo (me)
Tú (te)
Él/Ella/Usd. (le)
Nosotros (nos)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (les)

3. singular plural Me gusta la casa. Me gustan las casas.
Te gusta el cuarto.
Te gustan los cuartos.
Le gusta la silla.
Le gustan las sillas.
Nos gusta el hotel.
Nos gustan los hoteles.
Os gusta la comida.
Os gustan las comidas.
Les gusta el reloj.
Les gustan los relojes

4. Le gusta la silla. It is impossible to tell whether this means:
1.) He likes the chair.
2.)She likes the chair.
3.)You (usted) like the chair.

5. A él le gusta la silla. He likes the chair.
For purposes of clarification,
the sentence will often begin with a prepositional phrase
that clarifies just who the IO pronoun refers to.
A él le gusta la silla. He likes the chair.
A Juan le gusta la silla. John likes the chair.
A ella le gusta la silla. She likes the chair.
A María le gusta la silla. Mary likes the chair.
A usted le gusta la silla. You (formal) like the chair.

6. If you do not like something you will add 2 NOs
Ejemplo: No, no me gusta la clase.
No no me gustan las clases.
* In spanish it takes two NOs to make something negative

7. to be lacking something
Verbs like gustar
aburrir
to bore
fascinar
to be fascinating to
bastar
to be sufficient
importar
to be important to
caer bien (mal)
to (not) suit
interesar
to be interesting to
dar asco
to be loathsome
molestar
to be a bother
disgustar
to hate something
parecer
to appear to be
doler (o:ue)
to be painful
picar
to itch
encantar
to "love" something
quedar
to be left over, remain
faltar
to be lacking something
volver (o:ue) loco
to be crazy about

8. Gustar

9. Reflexive verbs

10. When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se.“
lavar to wash (non-reflexive)
lavarse to wash oneself (reflexive)
rascar to scratch (non-reflexive)
rascarse to scratch oneself (reflexive)

11. me (myself) te (yourself) se (himself, herself, yourself) nos (ourselves) se (themselves, yourselves)

12. Juan se lava la cara. Juan washes his face. (reflexive)
Juan lava su carro. (non-reflexive) Juan washes his car.

13. Lavarse
yo me lavo I wash (myself)
tú te lavas you wash (yourself) (informal)
él se lava he washes (himself)
ella se lava she washes (herself)
usted se lava you wash (yourself) (formal)
nosotros nos lavamos we wash (ourselves)
nosotras nos lavamos we wash (ourselves) (feminine)
ustedes se lavan you-all wash (yourselves)(formal)
ellos se lavan they wash (themselves)
ellas se lavan they wash (themselves) (feminine)

14. Reflexive verbs

15. And next time…

16. Irregulares

17. e --> I e preferir (ie, i) -- to prefer
obtener (i, i) * -- to obtain, to get
querer (ie) — to want; to love
tener (i, i) * -- to have; to be (years old)
divertir (ie, i) — to entertain someone
divertirse (ie, i) — to enjoy oneself
sugerir (ie) -- to suggest

18. o --> ue dormir (ue, u) -- to sleep
poder (ue) -- to be able (to do something)
almorzar (ue, u) -- to eat lunch
morirse (ue, u) -- to die

19. e --> i servir (i, i) -- to serve
despedirse de (i, i) — to say "good-bye" to
vestirse (i, i) -- to get dressed
vestir (i, i) — to dress someone
conseguir + infinitive (i, i) — to succed in doing something
reírse (i, i) — to laugh
sonreírse (i, i) — to smile

20. u --> u e
jugar (ue) -- to play a game

21. Irregulares