gustar explanation
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Gustar
• Explanation of gustar
• Review of clarifiers
• Explanation of gustar with subject
• Explanation of negation with gustar
• Practice with gustar
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gustar(to be pleasing)
me gusta
it is pleasingto me
a mí
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gustar(to be pleasing)
te gusta
it is pleasingto you (fam.)
a ti
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gustar(to be pleasing)
le gusta
it is pleasingto you (formal)
a Ud.
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gustar(to be pleasing)
le gusta
it is pleasingto him
a él
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gustar(to be pleasing)
le gusta
it is pleasingto her
a ella
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gustar(to be pleasing)
nos gusta
it is pleasingto us
a nosotros(as)
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gustar(to be pleasing)
os gusta
it is pleasingto you (pl) familiar
a vosotros(as)
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gustar(to be pleasing)
les gusta
it is pleasingto you (pl.) (formal)
a Uds.
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gustar(to be pleasing)
les gusta
it is pleasingto them (masc.)
a ellos
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gustar(to be pleasing)
les gusta
it is pleasingto them (fem.)
a ellas
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The clarifiers are as follows:
me = to me
te = to you (fam.)
le = to you (form)
le = to him
le = to her
nos = to us
os = to you (fam.)
les = to you (form)
les = to them
les = to them
a mí
a ti
a Ud.
a él
a ella
a nosotros(as)
a vosotros(as)
a Uds.
a ellos
a ellas
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What do you do if you want to say: Fred likes to eat?
le gusta comer.
it is pleasing to eat.
likes to eat.
(to) Fred
Fred
A Fred
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What do you do if you want to say: My brothers like to eat?
les gusta comer.
it is pleasing to eat.
like to eat.
(to) My brothers
My brothers
A mis hermanos
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What do you do if you want to say: My brothers don’t like to eat?
les gusta comer.
it is not pleasing to eat.
don’t like to eat.
(to) My brothers
My brothers
A mis hermanos no
Always place the no in front of the indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os,les.
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Diana likes to talk.
A Diana le gusta hablar.
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Diana doesn’t like to talk.
A Diana no le gusta hablar.
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Fred doesn’t like to answer the phone.
A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono.
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Fred doesn’t like to answer the phone.
A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono.
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I like to watch television.
A mí me gusta mirar la televisión.
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We like to watch television.
A nosotros nos gusta mirar la televisión.
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María and Susana like to go shopping.
A María y a Susana les gusta ir de compras.
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José and Felipe don’t like to go shopping.
A José y a Felipe no les gusta ir de compras.
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Who likes to go shopping?
¿A quién le gusta ir de compras?
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We like to run.
A nosotros nos gusta correr.
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They don’t like to run.
A ellos no les gusta correr.
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