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Key vocabulary
	gustar	to like (to be pleasing to)	le	to you (polite, singular), to him, to her, to it
	¿Qué?	what	nos	to us
	me	to me	os	to you (familiar, plural)
	te	to you (familiar, singular)	les	to them, to you (polite, plural)
	sí	yes	a	to
	no	no, not	¿quién?	who (singular)
	y	and	¿quiénes?	who (plural)
	¿Por qué?	Why?	porque	because


When using gustar to express to like, you must pay careful attention to the correct structure.
You are literally saying it is (singular) or they are (plural) pleasing to .... (me, her, him, you, us, or them).
Generally you will only use two forms of the verb: gusta for singular items "likes" Me gusta la comida mexicana. ((I like Mexican food. or literally Mexican food is pleasing to me.) gustan for plural items "likes" Me gustan las clases. ((I like classes. or literally Classes are pleasing to me.) If the thing they like is singular, use gusta. If it's plural use gustan.
Le can mean to him, to her, to it, to you. Therefore, you may need to clarify by using a + name, a él, a ella, a Ud.
Les can mean to them, or to you (plural). Sometimes the phrasee a ustedes, a ellos, a ellas, or a + name y a + name is added to the phrase les gusta for clarification.
Put one of the following object pronouns before gustar to say who likes something.
	Singular		Plural
	Object pronoun	English	Object pronoun	English
	me	to me (I)	nos	to us (we)
	te	to you (you)	vos	to you (you)
	le	to you, to him, to her, to it (you, he, she, it)	les	to you, to them (you, they)


If you are asking about one thing, use the singular, gusta. If you are asking about more than one thing use the plural, gustan.
To ask a sí or no question, use the form: object pronoun + gusta(n) + item to like.
To answer in the negative (don't, doesn't) put no before the pronoun.
	¿Te gusta la música?	Do you like music?	Literally: Is music pleasing to you?
	Sí, me gusta la música. or No, no me gusta la música.	Yes, I like music. or No, I don't like music.	Literally: Yes, music is pleasing to me. or No, music is not pleasing to me.
	¿Te gustan los deportes?	Do you like sports?	Literally: Are sports pleasing to you?
	¿Sí, me gustan los deportes. or No, no me gustan los deportes.	Yes, I like sports. or No, I don't like sports.	Literally: Sports are pleasing to me. or No, sports are not pleasing to me.
Use qué with gusta or gustan to ask what someone likes.
	¿Qué te gusta?	What do you like?	Literally: What is pleasing to you?
	Me gusta la música. or Me gustan los deportes.	I like music. or I like sports	Literally: Music is pleasing to me. or Sports are pleasing to me.
To ask who is being talked about, use ¿a quién? (singular) with le or ¿a quiénes? (plural) with les.
	¿A quién le gusta el ajedrez?	Who likes chess?	Literally: To whom is pleasing chess?
	A Susana le gusta el ajedrez.	Susana likes music.	Literally: Music is pleasing to Susana.
	¿A quiénes les gusta el ajedrez?	Who likes chess?	Literally: To whom is pleasing chess?
	A Susana y a Roberto les gusta el ajedrez.	Susana and Roberto like music.	Literally: Music is pleasing to Susana and Roberto.
To ask why use ¿Por qué? and answer porque (because).
	¿Por qué te gusta el ajedrez?	Why do you like chess?	Literally: Why is chess pleasing to you?
	Me gusta el ajedrez porque es divertido.	I like chess because it is fun.	Literally: Chess is pleasing to me because it is fun.

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