Transcript Talking about likes & dislikes

Talking about likes & dislikes
 When we talk in
Spanish about
activities we like and
dislike, we can use the
verb GUSTA.
Why is this verb special?
 Compare these pairs of
sentences:
– I like to swim/Me gusta
nadar.
– You like to swim/Te gusta
nadar.
– She likes to swim/Le gusta
nadar.
What’s happening here?
 Note that the verb does not
change for different
persons:
– Me gusta nadar.
– Te gusta nadar.
– Le gusta nadar.
 What does change is the
person who is affected (i.e.,
the person who “likes”).
!!sdrawkcab knihT
 The subject of the sentence in
Spanish is the object in
English. It is literally
translated as “Swimming is
pleasing to me/you/her.” But
we rarely express likes in this
fashion in English.
 When you want to talk about
likes in Spanish, THINK
BACKWARDS – the Spanish
subject is the English object
and the English object is the
Spanish subject.
Say what?
 I like reading.
– “I” is the subject and
“reading” is the object in this
English sentence.
 Me gusta leer.
– “Leer” is the subject and
“me” is the object in the
equivalent Spanish sentence.
In other words…
 … what changes in
Spanish is the person
affected: me, you, him,
her, it, us, them:
–
–
–
–
–
Me gusta estudiar español.
Te gusta estudiar español.
Le gusta estudiar español.
Nos gusta estudiar español.
Les gusta estudiar español.
… and…
 The verb GUSTA does not
change when its subject is
another verb (always the –r,
or infinitive, form):
–
–
–
–
Me gusta escuchar música.
Le gusta trabajar.
No nos gusta estudiar.
Me gusta caminar y correr.
Who’s who?
 The object forms –
called “indirect
objects” – are:
–
–
–
–
–
Me > me
Te > you
Le > him, her, “Ud.”
Nos > us
Les > them, “Uds.”
Let’s practice!
 Talk about your own likes
and dislikes with regard to
these activities:
–
–
–
–
estudiar español
leer novelas
escuchar música clásica
mirar la televisión
What did you decide?
 Did you say something like…
–
–
–
–
Me gusta estudiar español.
Me gusta leer novelas.
Me gusta escuchar música clásica.
Me gusta mirar la televisión.
 To express dislikes, simply put no
in front of the object:
–
–
–
–
No me gusta estudiar español.
No me gusta leer novelas.
No me gusta escuchar música clásica.
No me gusta mirar la televisión.
A little variety…
 Change the sentences to talk
about other people’s likes.
–
–
–
–
(YOU) estudiar español
(SHE) leer novelas
(WE) escuchar música clásica
(THEY) mirar la televisión
Check your answers!
 (YOU): Te gusta estudiar
español.
 (SHE): Le gusta leer
novelas.
 (WE): Nos gusta escuchar
música clásica.
 (THEY): Les gusta mirar la
televisión.
That’s a wrap!
 Later on we’ll see how we
can talk about liking (and
disliking) things instead of
activities. Stay tuned!