VocabularyGustarC2V2L1

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Likes and dislikes

Key vocabulary
	te	to you	Te is the indirect object pronoun.
	me	to me	Me is the indirect object pronoun.
	sí	yes
	mucho	a lot
	más	more
	o	or
	Me da igual.	It's all the same to me.	Literally: It gives to me equal.
	gusta	__ like(s) it.	Singular form. Literally: It is pleasing to ___.
	gustan	__ like(s) them.	Plural form. Literally: They are pleasing to ___.

Gustar literally means to be pleasing to. It is used in a special construction to express the Spanish equivalent of the English to like.

You are literally saying it (singular) or they (plural) are pleasing to .... (me, her, him, you, us, or them).

To express who is doing the liking (or literally to whom something is pleasing), indirect pronouns are used. For now we will be using me (to me) or te (to you).

Only two forms of the verb gustar are used frequently. First is the singular form gusta, which is used with only one item. The second form is the plural form gustan, which is used with more than one item.

For example:
	gusta for singular items "like(s)"
		Me gusta la comida mexicana.	I like Mexican food. or literally Mexican food is pleasing to me.
		¿Te gusta la comida mexicana?	Do you like Mexican food? or literally Is Mexican food is pleasing to you?
	gustan for plural items "like(s)"
		¿Te gustan las clases?	Do you like classes? or literally Are classes pleasing to you?
		Me gustan las clases.	I like classes. or literally Classes are pleasing to me.
		¿Te gustan la pizza y el helado?	Do you like pizza and ice cream. or literally Are pizza and ice cream are pleasing to you.
		Me gustan la pizza y el helado.	I like pizza and ice cream. or literally Pizza and ice cream are pleasing to me.


(you - familiar)
	¿Te gusta ... ? (singular) ¿Te gustan ... ? (plural)	Do you like ... ?
(I)
	Sí, me gusta .... (singular) Sí, me gustan .... (plural)	Yes, I like ....
	No, no me gusta .... (singular) No, no me gustan .... (plural)	No, I don't like ....


(you - familiar)
	¿Te gusta más... o ....? (singular) ¿Te gustan más... o ....? (plural)	Do you like ... or .... more?
(I)
	Me gusta más .... (singular) Me gustan más .... (plural)	I like ... more.
	Me da igual.	It's all the same to me.


Examples:
		Translation		Translation
	¿Te gusta la pizza?	Do you like pizza?	Sí, me gusta la pizza.	Yes, I like pizza.
	¿Te gusta la comida italiana?	Do you like Italian food?	Sí,me gusta mucho la comida italiana.	Yes, I like Italian food a lot.
	¿Te gustan las frutas?	Do you like fruits?	Sí,me gustan mucho las frutas.	Yes, I like fruits a lot.
	¿Te gusta la comida italiana?	Do you like Italian food?	No,no me gusta la comida italiana.	No, I don't like Italian food a lot.
	¿Te gustan las frutas?	Do you like fruits?	No,no me gustan las frutas.	No, I don't like fruits.
	¿Te gusta más la comida china o la comida mexicana?	Do you like Chinese food or Mexican food more?	Me gusta más la comida mexicana.	I like Mexican food more.
	¿Te gustan más los carros o los deportes?	Do you like cars or sports more?	Me gustan más los deportes.	I like sports more.
	Me da igual.	It's all the same to me.

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