2. Gustar Whit Weinmann http://www.flickr.com /photos/simple_viewe r/446569990/sizes/o/

3. Definition In Spanish gustar means “To be pleasing” In Spanish gustar means “To be pleasing” In English it translates “To like”

4. Sentence Structure In Spanish the sentence structure is different In Spanish the sentence structure is different The structure is IO+verb+subject The structure is IO+verb+subject 1) The indirect object 1) The indirect object 2)Verb (gustar) 2)Verb (gustar) 3)The subject of the verb 3)The subject of the verb It is backwards to the English subject+verb+IO It is backwards to the English subject+verb+IO http://www.flickr.com/p hotos/wang_qian_0213 86/2603959895/sizes/l/

5. So… The sentence “I like to run” in Spanish would be backwards to English I=(really me) in Spanish is the indirect object “Like” is the verb To run is the subject

6. Who is doing the liking? 1 st person I=Yo  MeWe=Nosotros  Nos 2 nd person You inf.= Tú  Teyou all f.=Vosostros  Os 3 rd person He/she/you f.= El/Ella/Usted  le They f./m./you all f.=Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes  les These are all Indirect pronouns To make it negative add no at the beginning of the sentence

7. Conjugation

8. Conjugation Forms Gusta= singular nouns/infinites (pasear, nadar, etc.) Gustan= plural nouns

9. Let’s put it all together! How do you say I like basketball in Spanish? Me (IO) gusta (singular noun: basketball) baloncesto (basketball) Me gusta baloncesto. (To me basketball is pleasing)

10. Practice I like to run. Me gusta correr. We like swimming. Nos gusta la natación. You (f.) don’t like tennis. No le gusta tenis. You and I like to take a walk. Huh?? Huh?? (Look on next slide)

11. Problem! How do we say you and I like to hike? Here are clarifying phrases: Put these phrases at the beginning of a sentence before (me, te. le, etc) 1 st Me= a mÍNos= a nosotros 2 nd Te= a tiOs= a vosotros 3 rd Le= a ellales= a ellos a ela ellas a ela ellas a ud.a usd. a ud.a usd.So… You and I like to take a walk = A ti y a mí gusta pasear.

12. Names When talking about names it is the same idea as pronouns You just add a then the name John likes parks. A John le gustan parques. And remember: a+el=al

13. More practice!!! I like free time. Me gustan los ratos libres. We like to win. Nos gusta ganar. Whit and I like to take many walks or strolls. A Whit y a mí nos gustan pasear. The boy and the girl do not like tomatoes! Al niño y al niña no les gustan tomatas! You all (inf.) like milk in the morning. You all (inf.) like milk in the morning. Os gusta leche en la mañana.

14. Challenge Usain Bolt, the girl, and Jacob like to skateboard in Beijing at 9:30 at night. Usain Bolt, the girl, and Jacob like to skateboard in Beijing at 9:30 at night. A Usain Bolt, al niña, y a Jacob gusta andar en patineta en Beijing a las nueves y media de la noche.

15. Congradulations! Now you know gustar!