To express ONE thing that People Like

• So tell me WHS students…• Do you like HW?• Do you like school ?• Do you like Beyoncé?

• You are going to learn how to express a thing/noun that people like.

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One single NOUN

• People can like a noun: a toy, the boat, the boy, her dog, their father, freedom, etc

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• To say that people like ONE item/person/concept/noun, use the following (short) form:

+ “gusta” + noun

(in the singular)

• Example: Me gusta tu actitud.• Figurative: I like your attitude.• Literal: To me your attitude is pleasing. 3

me nos

te os

le les

• Translation:

+ it is pleasing + noun

(only one)

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To me To us

To you To y’all

To you (formal)

To him

To her

To y’all (formal)

To them

Sample Sentences:

• Do you like HW?

• ¿Te gusta la tarea?

• Do you like school?

• ¿Te gusta la escuela?

• Do you like Beyonce?

• ¿Te gusta Beyonce?

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• She likes the beach umbrella.• Le gusta la sombrilla.• We like our teacher.• Nos gusta nuestro(a) profesor(a).• They like my shell.• Les gusta mi concha/caracol.• You like his sand castle. (4 ways)• Te gusta su castillo de arena. • Os gusta su castillo de arena. • (A Ud.) Le gusta su castillo de arena. • (A Uds.) Les gusta su castillo de arena. 6

the long “form” is ….

me nos

te os

le les

a mí a nosotros(as)

a ti a vosotros(as)

a Ud.

a él

a ella

a Uds.

a ellos

a ellas

+ + gusta + noun

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To express multiple Things That People Like

• So tell me WHS students…• Do you like HW and school?• Do you like sunglasses?• Do you like dogs?

• You are going to learn how to express multiple things/nouns that people like.

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Plural NOUNs

• People can like nouns: toys, the boats, the boys, her dogs, their fathers, freedoms, etc

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• To say that people like MULTIPLE items/persons/concepts/nouns, use the following (short) form:

+ “gustan” + nouns

(in the plural)

• Example: Me gustan tus padres.• Figurative: I like your parents.• Literal: To me your parents are pleasing.10

me nos

te os

le les

• Translation:

+ (they) ARE pleasing + nouns

(in plural)

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To me To us

To you To y’all

To you (formal)

To him

To her

To y’all (formal)

To them

Sample Sentences:

• Do you like HW and school?• ¿Te gustan la tarea y la escuela?• Do you like sunglasses?• ¿Te gustan las gafas de sol?• Do you like dogs?• ¿Te gustan los perros?

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• She likes the beach umbrellas.• Le gustan las sombrillas.• We like our teachers.• Nos gustan nuestro(a)s profesor(a)s.• They like my shells.• Les gustan mis conchas/caracoles.• You like his sand castles. (4 ways)• Te gustan sus castillos de arena. • Os gustan sus castillos de arena. • (A Ud.) Le gustan sus castillos de arena. • (A Uds.) Les gustan sus castillos de arena. 13

the long “form” is ….

me nos

te os

le les

a mí a nosotros(as)

a ti a vosotros(as)

a Ud.

a él

a ella

a Uds.

a ellos

a ellas

+ + gustan + nouns

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