Using Gustar to Express Likes and Dislikes in Spanish

[adula123]

gracias,esto es bueno

[MasterApprenticeJW]

me gusta.....- _0_-_0_ face

[jacquelineveronique]

1 ) I love her = la amo

2 ) She loves him = Ella lo ama or Ella ama el as seen both forms used

3 ) He loves her = El la ama or El ama ella

4 ) I like her = ME GUSTA ELLA or Elle me gusta ? I've have seen both forms

5 ) She likes him = LE GUSTA EL or Ella le gusta

6 ) She likes me = LE GUSTO YO

LE gusta el ( 5 ) and le gusto yo ( 6 ) is what a Spanish friend told me, but yo in 6 and el in 5 should that not be a indirect or direct pronoun and both YO and EL are neither.

[mimigful]

please address me gusta and me gustaria

thank you

[nel21410mt]

Muchas gracias! Just started week one of Spanish one, your simple explanations helped a lot! Simple explanation between pl and singular was what I was missing.

[duncs21]

Muy bien. Pero encuentro problemas cuando quiero usar.

me gustas

o

te gusto?

etc

I find these really confusing, can you help me to make them make sense??

[Mojoman1]

Whats the difference if I were to say "Me gusta comer el pollo" as opposed to "A mi gusta comer el pollo?" And the difference if I were to say "Maria le gusta caminar" as opposed to if I were to insert the "A" in it.

[languagenow]

@Mojoman1 You cannot leave out the indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, etc,) at all, ever. YOu CAN leave out the a mí, a tí, a él, etc... That is for additional emphasis or clarity. Your final example MUST have the "a Maria" to be grammatical. THe me, te, le, etc. means a + whomever, to me , to you, to him, to her something is pleasing

[Mojoman1]

@languagenow Yes, thank you. I forgot to add the "me" in the second of the frst example. Thanks for clarification =D

[SuperVlad12345]

this really helped

[sokolek01]

Very good and clear explanation!! it helped me a lot

[espanolmaster1]

muy gracias por la video! Yo soy estudia para mi clase para mi universidad en la espanol clase.

[Tksteve8]

You have taught me more in one weekend than my college spanish professor has taught me this entire semester (3 weeks). If it was not for your videos I would surely fail my first exam! Thank you for posting these, they are very helpful.

[sunnyhours84]

Muy gracias por la video=) I just a newbie so probably there was something wrong with that sentence. Greets från Sweden (Hasta de la suecia??)

[duncs21]

@sunnyhours84 muchas gracias, desde suecia

[sunnyhours84]

Muy gracias por la video=) I just a newbie so probably there was something wrong with that sentence. Greets från Sweden (Hasta de la suecia??)

[olssondc]

Thanks very much for this clear explanation. I am helping my 12-year-old with this and sometimes it's easier for him to really "listen" when the lesson comes from someone other than dad. This will help a lot!

[jan290382]

I'm learning Spanish, and I found this explanation very helpful. Thank you!

[brooklynsoccerchick3]

Hey I enjoyed it But, i still dont get the verb gustar because how do I used the different tenses of gustar like gusto or gustaban

[trillionairette]

you. are. awesome.

[languagenow]

Thanks a lot for the comments, trillionairette! ;-) Please keep watching and tell your friends!

[eea434s]

Hey, this is Erin Matthews (Anders). Thanks, Mr. Jolley, for this great explanation! I am teaching this to my Spanish 1's right now and they just are not getting gustar. So, on Monday I am going to show them this to offer a different explanation from someone who taught me! Thank you for the resource and for an excellent video for us to use. :)

[languagenow]

Thanks for the comment, Erin! Hope the video helps. Have a great time student teaching. I've been following your comments on fb!

[robskyy]

hey your video is great. could you do a video on the preterite of gustar. for instance, how do you say we liked the movie and we liked the movies. is there a difference between preterite singular gustar and preterite plural gustar. thanks in advance.

[4everTailsFan11]

=D rofl heehee

[Burtholomew]

This guy can teacher grammar etc, but he really shouldn't try to help people with pronunciation until he has got it right ...

Don't even get me started on the way he says 'O' .. Lol

[kioannides1313]

Thanks alot ;) Simple, Easy and helpful... i just have one question.

If I was saying

"I like you?"

Would I translate that to

'A Mi, Me gustAS tu???" SO would I change gusts fit the person???

Thanks though.. u helped me sooo much

[GameShowGuy]

kioannides1313: Yes, if you mean to say "I like you", that would be "You please me" in English and "Me gustas" or "A mí me gustas" in Spanish. Sounds like you understand it!

[123harsh124]

Hello professor jason,

Please advise how do we use berbo gustar in spanish language..

please illustrate with examples like :

i like you

she likes me

how will we say this in spanish

[jmachadok]

Cual has to be followed by a verb it cannot precede a noun

[juliecranford]

I can't for the life of me figure out why spanish teachers always treat gustar so strangely. It is not complicated.

[ruralbrit1]

Thank you for such a thorough and comprehensive lesson. Great stuff!

[shiregirl1]

Wonderful! Thankyou.

[lambent123]

you have explained well, thank you.

[lahbennett]

Thank you for your videos. They are very clear and stay on topic. They have been very helpful to me.

[PowermateV100]

De varios videos que he visto sobre cómo aprender una nueva lengua, creo que su serie de videos son de los más completos y bien estructurados que he visto.

Y a pesar de que hablo español, sus lecciones me sirven para tener una mejor idea de como explicar el idioma a mis amigos estadounidenses.

Creame que estoy sumamente impresionado con su trabajo y espero que continue con él. Ahora solo espero encontrar videos del idioma que intento aprender que sean tan completos como los suyos.

[7691kenny]

Me gusta este video y me gusta también aprender español

muchas gracias..from malaysia

[sugarchula]

Another awesome, simple, & clear lesson Prof. Jason! Thank you!

[JetStreamQueen]

Thank you so much this is a very nice lesson!

[dantef67]

Oiga es americano?

porque la verdad habla un español casi perfecto pero es me gusta andar EN motocicleta no de peor señpor enserio felicidades I now how hard it is to speak another language I lived in seattle several months and it still hard to me speak and think in english so i wanna learn better portuguese y mas facil para mi porque se parece al español felicidades

[AmericanHistoryEquis]

These are the best videos I can find to teach spanish. I'm trying really hard to learn and this is a great supplement to my learning. Thank you very much, I appreciate it all the videos!

[xxjohnb]

hey mr language my Spanish teacher looks like the crypt keeper and really sucks at teaching, you are my only hope

[BananaXing]

Bahahahaha!

[cosmetica529]

Yay! I love when you post a new Spanish lesson! Very organized and well-taught. Soooo helpful, as always :)

I would love to see a lesson on when to use and when to omit the definite article. I sometimes get confused with what is meant by non-restrictive apposition (definite article omitted) and when it is added to abstract nouns and nouns used in a general sense. Could you address this in a future video?

[bodyanti]

yay .. i love this verb because of the manu chao song.. "me gustas tu" ... my favourite song in the world :)

[languagenow]

Yes, awesome Manu Chao song, and very good way to learn gustar, except that it uses the construction "Me gustas tú'," which is correct but I just wanted to focus on gusta/gustan. I am sure that song has been posted here on youtube, great suggestion!

[elg021407]

like this video profesor...nice and very organized, very clear presentation...muchas gracias. good health sir jayson.

[languagenow]

MUCHAS GRACIAS!

[aishawithkay]

yay new class! muchas gracias Jason!!!

[TheOfficeIsBananas]

Is that an Iowan flag in the background?

[languagenow]

nope! South America!

[TheOfficeIsBananas]

Darn! I thought you were showing some love to Iowa although it would be out of place.

[nriab23]

Muchas gracias por esta presentación, te lo agradezco.

[languagenow]

De nada, happy to post 4 u