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The document discusses the use of the verb "gustar" in Spanish. It explains that "gustar" means "to be pleasing" in English, and is used differently than "to like" in terms of word order and subject/object placement. Specifically, the indirect object pronoun comes first before the verb "gustar" and the subject of what is liked. Several examples are provided to demonstrate how to express in Spanish what someone likes using this structure.

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Gustar Spanish Powerpoint

The document discusses the use of the verb "gustar" in Spanish. It explains that "gustar" means "to be pleasing" in English, and is used differently than "to like" in terms of word order and subject/object placement. Specifically, the indirect object pronoun comes first before the verb "gustar" and the subject of what is liked. Several examples are provided to demonstrate how to express in Spanish what someone likes using this structure.

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El Verbo “GUSTAR”

• En español gustar significa “to be pleasing”

• In English, the equivalent is “to like”


Por ejemplo:

• In English we say: “I like Spanish.”

• En español decimos: “To me, Spanish


is pleasing.”
II like
like the
the beach.
beach

In English: En español:

• “I” is the subject • “the beach” is the


subject
• “like” is the verb
• “to please” is the
• “the beach” is the verb
direct object
• “me” is the indirect
object
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.


Who is doing the “liking”?

Indirect Object Pronouns:

me nos

te os

le les
“Gusta” = singular nouns
= infinitives

“Gustan” = plural nouns


Frases de clarificación:
He likes to swim.

“Le gusta nadar.” She likes to swim.

You like to swim.

They like the beach.


“Les gusta la playa.”
You like the beach.
Frases de clarificación:
Me = a mí Nos = a nosotros

Te = a ti Os = a vosotros

Le = a él Les = a ellos
a ella a ellas
a Ud. a Uds.
(a Roberto) (a Roberto y
(a Lola) a Luis)
(a tu hermano) (a Lola y a
Carmen)
(a mis amigos)
Me gusta… / Me gustan… I like…

Te gusta… / Te gustan… You like…

Le gusta… / Le gustan… He / she / You like(s)…


=
Nos gusta… / Nos gustan… We like…

Os gusta… / Os gustan… You guys like…

Les gusta… / Les gustan… They / you like…


¿Cómo se
dice?
“I like coffee.”

Me gusta el café.

“Coffee is pleasing to me.”


¿Cómo se
dice?
“You like cars.”

Te gustan los coches.

“Cars are pleasing to you.”


¿Cómo se
dice?
“He doesn’t like to dance.”

No le gusta bailar.

“To dance is not pleasing to him.”


¿Cómo se
dice?
“We like our teachers.”

Nos gustan nuestros


profesores.

“Our teachers please us.”


¿Cómo se
dice?
“You (guys) don’t like to go to the movies.”

No os gusta ir al cine.

“To go to the movies is not pleasing to you (guys).”


¿Cómo se
dice?
“They like history and spanish.”

Les gustan la historia y


el español.

“History and Spanish are pleasing to them.”


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

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