Transcript Me gustas tú

El verbo gustar
viernes, el 20 de febrero
El verbo gustar
• We use the verb “gustar” to
express likes and dislikes
(places, activities, things…
never people)
• We (almost) NEVER use gustar
to talk about liking people
• Gustar means “to please”
• Gustar needs an indirect
object pronoun
how to say “to like”
me gusta
me gustan
nos gusta
nos gustan
te gusta
te gustan
vos gusta
vos gustan
le gusta
le gustan
les gusta
les gustan
El verbo gustar
• Gustar needs an indirect object
pronoun
• Otherwise, when we conjugate it,
we would be saying
“I please the pizza” or “I please to
dance”
me gusta
me gustan
nos gusta
nos gustan
– Note that “please” here is a verb,
not a polite request.
te gusta
te gustan
vos gusta
vos gustan
• So in Spanish, when we talk about le gusta
likes and dislikes, we are literally le gustan
saying “______ is pleasing to me”
• The form of the verb gustar
depends on the subject of our
sentence.
les gusta
les gustan
how to say “to like”
El verbo gustar
• Indirect object pronouns: basically the person or
thing receiving the action of the verb
“Me gusta la pizza”
“Me gustan las pizzas”
“Pizza is pleasing to me”
“The pizzas are pleasing to me”
“Me gusta correr”
“Me gusta estudiar”
“Running is pleasing to me”
“Studying is pleasing to me”
• But wait, I thought infinitives mean “to _____”
• They do, but in Spanish we use the infinitive to
express activities when they are the subject of a
sentence.
¡Vamos a escuchar a música!
• The song we will listen to is
“Me gustas tú” by Manu Chao
• We know that the verb “gustar” usually ends in –a
or –an , but that does not mean that we will never
see “gustar” use the other endings.
• So let’s take a closer look at the title and break it
down to figure out what this song will be about…
“Me gustas tú” by Manu Chao
1. What is pleasing to the person in the title? What
do they like? Which word in the title tells us that?
2. Who likes it or finds it pleasing? Which word in the
title tells us that?
3. Based on what you know about verb endings, why
do you think the verb “gustar” uses the –as ending
instead of the more frequent –a or –an endings?
4. Can you think of another situation that you might
see a different ending other than –a or –an on the
verb “gustar”?
Antes de escuchar
1. Quickly read through the lyrics.
2. Underline any words you do not know.
¡Vamos a escuchar!
1. As you listen, write down the meaning of the
words you underlined in the margins
2. Fill in the blanks with the missing lyrics.
Después de escuchar
1. Follow the instructions on your worksheet.
2. When you finish Paso Cuatro, turn to your
neighbor and check your answers for Paso
Uno, Paso Dos, y Paso Tres.
3. Check over the spelling and grammar in each
other’s responses for Paso Cuatro. Make sure
the verbs agree with their subjects, etc.
La tarea
• sábado (2/21)
– 1 item due. A voice recording about ser & estar with
adjectives.
• lunes (2/23)
– 6 items due. All about the verb gustar.