1. Verbos Como Gustar
Spanish III

2. GUSTAR #1 Must use INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS (to whom)
Me, te, le, nos, os, les
___ is pleasing to (person).
WHAT is being liked, not WHO is liking it
Prepositional Phrase (A ella, A nosotros, A ellos…)

3. GUSTAR #2 What is being liked can go BEFORE or AFTER the verb
Me gusta la pizza. OR La pizza me gusta.
Me = indirect object pronoun
la pizza = subject
gusta = verb

4. OTROS VERBOS COMO GUSTAR #1
GUSTAR: to like, to be pleasing
Me gustan las papas fritas./I like French fries.
ENCANTAR: to love (like in a strong way), to delight
Les encantan los conciertos./They love (the) concerts.
DOLER (o-ue): to hurt, ache
Te duelen las rodillas./Your knees hurt/ache.

5. OTROS VERBOS COMO GUSTAR #2
TOCAR: to be one’s turn
Te toca sacar la basura./It’s your turn to take out the trash.
PARECER: to seem, to appear to be
La película nos parece corta./The movie seems short to us.
FALTAR: to be lacking, to need
Me faltan cinco dólares./I lack(need) $5.

6. OTROS VERBOS COMO GUSTAR #3
QUEDAR: to remain, to have (something) left, to be left
Le queda una semana de vacación./He has one week of vacation left.
ABURRIR: to bore
A los estudiantes, les aburre la clase de ciencias./The science class bores them (the students).
DISGUSTAR: to dislike something
Me disgusta la comida china./I don’t like Chinese food.

7. OTROS VERBOS COMO GUSTAR #4
IMPORTAR: to be important to, to matter
Me importan las buenas notas./Getting good grades is important to me.
INTERESAR: to be interesting to, to interest
No les interesan los libros de Stephen King./Stephen King books aren’t interesting to them. OR They’re not interested in Stephen King books.
MOLESTAR: to be a bother, to bother
Me molesta mi hermana menor./My little sister bothers me.

8. OTROS VERBOS COMO GUSTAR #5
FASCINAR: to fascinate
Nos fascinan los caballos./Horses fascinate us. OR We are fascinated by horses.
QUEDAR (bien, mal, grande, etc.): to look (good, bad, big, etc.) on. Usually clothing.
Esa camisa te queda grande. / That shirt looks big on you.
CAER (bien/mal): to have a good/bad impression of someone
Julia me cae muy bien./I really like Julia. OR I have a good impression of Julia.

9. OTROS VERBOS COMO GUSTAR #6
PREOCUPAR: to concern, to worry
A mis padres, les preocupan mis notas en la clase de historia./My grades in history class worries them/my parents.
ENOJAR: to irritate
Me enojan las abejas./Bees irritate me.