Gustar Spanish I

What I like to do… When you want to talk about what you like to do, use this phrase: Me gusta + infinitive What is the infinitive?

Examples Me gusta correr Me gusta bailar Me gusta nadar I like to run I like to dance Me gusta nadar I like to swim

What others like to do… Te gusta + infinitive Le gusta + infinitive You like to… Te gusta leer – You like to read Le gusta + infinitive He/she likes to… Le gusta comer – He/she likes to eat Nos gusta + infinitive We like to… Nos gusta cantar – We like to sing Les gusta + infinitive They like to… Les gusta escribir – They like to write

Indirect object pronouns 1st person, singular me 1st person plural nos 2nd person singular te 3rd person singular le 3rd person plural les

Practice Translate the following into Spanish I like to yell She likes to eat They like to cut paper (papel) You like to read We like to throw the ball

Asking Questions ¿Te gusta + infinitive? Do you like to…? ¿Te gusta trabajar? – Do you like to work? Can be used with any of the indirect object pronouns Change it depending on who you are asking about ¿Qué te gusta hacer? – What do you like to do?

I don’t like to… No me gusta + infinitive No me gusta correr I don’t like to run You can also use this with any of the indirect object pronouns

Practice Translate the following into Spanish: I don’t like to sing Does he like to swim? You don’t like to work Do you like to dance? We don’t like to read They don’t like to write

To like nouns Me gusta + singular object Me gustan + plural object Me gusta la mesa I like the table Me gustan + plural object Me gustan los vestidos I like the dresses

Practice Translate into Spanish: Maya likes the shoes. I like the fish. You don’t like the ball. We like the circles. They don’t like the pictures (fotos). I don’t like feet. He likes football.