This document discusses the Spanish verb "gustar", which means "to be pleasing" or "to like" in English. It explains that in Spanish, the subject of the verb is the thing being liked, rather than the person doing the liking as in English. Some examples of using gustar are provided, such as "Me gusta estudiar" meaning "I like to study". The document also introduces other similar verbs like encantar, fascinar, and interesar.

1. El Verbo “GUSTAR”
• En español gustar significa “to be pleasing”
• In English, the equivalent is “to like”

2. Por ejemplo:
• In English we say: “I like Spanish.”
• En español decimos: “To me, Spanish
is pleasing.”

3. I like the beach.
In English:
• “I” is the subject
• “like” is the verb
• “the beach” is the
direct object
En español:
• “the beach” is the
subject
• “to please” is the
verb
• “me” is the indirect
object

4. En Español…:
The word order is actually “backwards”:
• The indirect object comes first: Me
• Then the verb: gusta
• Finally the subject of the verb: la playa.
• Make it negative by adding “no” at the beginning.

5. Who is doing the “liking”?
Indirect Object Pronouns:
meme
tete
lele
nos
os
les

6. “Gusta” = singular nouns
= infinitives
Ejemplo: Me gusta la clase
Me gusta estudiar
“Gustan” = plural nouns
Ejemplo: Me gustan las clases

7. Example sentances:
“Le gusta nadar.”
He likes to swim.
She likes to swim.
You like to swim.
“Les gusta la playa.”
They like the beach.
You like the beach.

8. Me gusta… / Me gustan…
Te gusta… / Te gustan…
Le gusta… / Le gustan…
Nos gusta… / Nos gustan…
Os gusta… / Os gustan…
Les gusta… / Les gustan…
I like…
You like…
He / she / You like(s)…
We like…
You guys like…
They / you like…
=

9. ¿Cómo se dice?
“I like coffee.”
“Coffee is pleasing to me.”
gustaMe el cafe

10. ¿Cómo se
dice?
“You like cars.”
“Cars are pleasing to you.”
los coches.gustanTe

11. ¿Cómo se dice?
“He doesn’t like to dance.”
“To dance is not pleasing to him.”
bailar.gustaNo le

12. ¿Cómo se dice?
“We like our teachers.”
“Our teachers please us.”
nuestros
profesores.
gustanNos

13. ¿Cómo se dice?
“You (guys) don’t like to go to the movies.”
“To go to the movies is not pleasing to you (guys).”
ir al cine.gustaNo os

14. ¿Cómo se
dice?
“They like history and spanish.”
“History and Spanish are pleasing to them.”
la historia y
el español.
gustanLes

15. ¿¿Cómo se dice en españolCómo se dice en español??
I like to study.I like to study.
Elena likes to watch television.Elena likes to watch television.
We don’t like to do homework.We don’t like to do homework.
Carlos and Miguel like cars.Carlos and Miguel like cars.
Do you guys like to look at photos?Do you guys like to look at photos?
Me gusta estudiar.Me gusta estudiar.
(A Elena) le gusta ver la televisión.(A Elena) le gusta ver la televisión.
No nos gusta hacer la tarea.No nos gusta hacer la tarea.
(A Carlos y a Miguel) les gustan los coches.(A Carlos y a Miguel) les gustan los coches.
¿Os gusta mirar fotos?¿Os gusta mirar fotos?

16. • encantar - to love, like a lot,
• fascinar - to fascinate, to be fascinated by
• molestar - to bother; to be bothered by
• interesar - to interest; to be interested by
• importar - to care about; to be important to
• doler - to hurt (something hurts me)
Verbs like gustarVerbs like gustar

17. Verbs like gustar examplesVerbs like gustar examples
• encantar - Nos encanta la clase de español
• fascinar – A Juan le fascina la cultura de españa.
• molestar - Me molesta mi hermano menor.
• interesar - Me interesa la ciencia.
• importar - A mis padres les importa la familia
• doler – ¿Te duele la cabeza?