Transcript Gustar - Spanish Class Info--Accelerated Spanish and IB

El verbo
GUSTAR
p.5
Gustar = to be pleasing
to
• In English it’s translated to “I like”
Ex: “I like dogs”
• In Spanish we say “ The dogs are pleasing to me”
“Me gustan los perros”
IOP + GUSTAR
+ SUBJECT
You conjugate for the subject of the
sentence. The subject is
what/ who is doing the pleasing or what
being liked.
Hay 2 formas de GUSTAR
1. Gusta (refers to one thing)
2. Gustan (refers to more than one thing)
The verb gustar is conjugated
to go with the thing you like,
which is actually
the subject of the sentence.
Me gustan los perros
(I like dogs.)
(The dogs are pleasing to me.)
Ejemplos:
Me gusta la pizza.
(I like the pizza.)
(The pizza is pleasing to me)
►
Me gustan las galletas.
(I like cookies.)
(The cookies are pleasing to me)
Gustar is used with
indirect object pronouns.
Indirect Object pronouns refer to who
is being pleased or who is being affected
IOP
me
te
le
nos
os
(to …)
Me gustan los perros
( to me)
Dogs are pleasing to me
(to you, familiar)
(to you, formal/ to him/ to her)
(to us)
(to you guys-Spain)
Les (to them/ to you guys)
Usa esta formula
(indirect object pronoun)
+ form of gustar +
GUSTA/GUSTAN
ME
TE
LE
NOS
LES
me gustan los perros
I like the dogs
what you like/pleasing
What you like or
what is doing the
pleasing? Noun or
Verb in the infinitive.
NO NAKED NOUNS!
To talk about dislikes
with gustar …
To say what you dislike, just put NO in front of the IOP
No me gustan los perros.
There are 4 parts to
forming a sentence with
GUSTAR!
Backwards verbs!
3. IOP
2. Form of GUSTAR
who is being pleased
Me
Te
le
Nos
Os
les
Gusta
1. What you like or
what is doing the
pleasing? Noun or
Verb in the infinitive.
el/la_______________
One object/ singular
Gustan
los/ las______________
More than one/ plural
NO NAKED NOUNS!
I like chocolate = Me gusta el chocolate
she likes cats =
le
gustan los gatos
The prepositional phrase is used to clarify or emphasis the IOP!
Clarifies who is being pleased when using (le and les)
a mí
A mí me gusta el chocolate
a ti
A ti te gusta el chocolate
name
*a él / a ella/a Ud./ ______
A él le gusta el chocolate
A Jenny le gusta el chocolate
name y a mí
a nosotros/ a ______
A nosotros nos gusta el chocolate
* a ellas/ a ellos/ a Uds. / a_______ y a ________
A David y a Mike les gusta el chocolate
Clarification can move around!
a mí me gusta el chocolate
me gusta el chocolate a mí
a ti te gusta el chocolate
te gusta el chocolate a ti
When you have two verbs together, you
use the singular form of GUSTAR.
Me gusta bailar. (I like to dance).
Me gusta bailar y cantar. (I like to dance and sing).
Conjugate the first verb in the singular form
and leave the other one alone/infinitive.
Would Like
gustaría=would like
gustarían=would like
Me gustaría ir a Disneylandia todos los días.
Me gustarían más libros en la biblioteca.
A lot/Really/much (much0)
Mucho is used as adverb with GUSTAR, and
it doesn’t agree in number and in gender.
Me gusta nadar mucho.
I like swimming a lot./ I like to swim a lot.
Me gustan mucho los perros.
I really like dogs.
Mucho can move around since it’s an adverb.
también = also/too
tampoco = either/neither
A mí me gusta leer.
 ¡A mí también! (me too)
¡A mí no! (I don’t/not me)
A mí no me gusta leer.  ¡A mí tampoco! (me neither)
¡A mí sí! (I do)
Other verbs like GUSTAR
1.disgustar (to dislike/ unpleasant)
2.importar ( to matter)
3.faltar (to be missing)
4.encantar (to love=objects)
5.asustar (to scare)
6.interesar (to interest)
7.molestar ( to bother)
8.fascinar (to fascinate)
9.parecer (to seem)
10.aburrir (to bore)
11.caer bien/mal (to be liked—people)
Traduce:
We like pizza.
(A nosotros) nos gusta la pizza.
Traduce
She would like blue pens.
(A ella) le gustarían las plumas azules.
My sister and I really like the movie.
(A mi hermana y a mí) nos gusta mucho la película.
Traduce
I like to read books.
(A mí) me gusta leer los libros.
Traduce
Dogs scare my brother.
Los perros le asustan ( a mi hermano)
Le asustan los perros ( a mi hermano)
Traduce
Does the homework seem difficult to you?
¿Te parece difícil la tarea (a ti)?