Talking about likes

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Talking about likes dislikes

• When we talk in Spanish about activities we like
  and dislike, we can use the verb GUSTA.

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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.

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Whats 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).

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!!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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Whos who?

• The object forms called indirect objects
  are
• Me gt me
• Te gt you
• Le gt him, her, Ud.
• Nos gt us
• Les gt them, Uds.

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Lets practice!

• Talk about your own likes and dislikes with
  regard to these activities
• estudiar español
• leer novelas
• escuchar música clásica
• mirar la televisión

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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.

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A little variety

• Change the sentences to talk about other peoples
  likes.
• (YOU) estudiar español
• (SHE) leer novelas
• (WE) escuchar música clásica
• (THEY) mirar la televisión

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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.

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Thats a wrap!

• Later on well see how we can talk about liking
  (and disliking) things instead of activities.
  Stay tuned!