Using Gustar to Express Likes and Dislikes in Spanish

In this video, I explain how to use the verb gustar to say what people like or like to do, plus I give lots of examples!

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[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]

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

[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!

[maggieluvsdogs]

that was a big help. ive been struggling to pass spanish 1 and i was absent and my teacher never told me what me te le nos os and les ment so hopefully it will help. thankss

[jordanluver17]

im stillconfusesd, when do you actually conjugate gusto, gustas,gusta, gusatmos? like i dont get when to use it

[waltermclauren]

The explanation of "Ice cream is pleasing to me" is one of the two I have used, because the first two words in Spanish often mean "to me" in other contexts and it helps beginners to get it that the Spanish is somewhat backward from English. Then comes the question of whether 'me' in 'me gusta' is a direct or indirect object pronoun. If a direct object pronoun, then "Me gusta el helado." means, "Ice cream pleases me." Right? " A mi" it can be looked at as personal 'a' and a personal pronoun?

[jose999sk8]

Gente me podriais ayudar dando like a mis videos, yo sin problemas dare like a los vuestros, Gracias

[Gorgeous3845]

dammm cuttiee!!! fo reals dam! make more vids! ahaha.

[Gorgeous3845]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOL .

[Steve Young]

El Profesor Jason, Gracias por sus videos excelente. La atención al detalle y los ejemplos visuales con cuidado explicados son una gran ayuda. ¡Muchisimas gracias!

[creationfive]

Hello Jason! Currently I'm living in Spain and I'm learning Spanish at a local university vis the immersion method. Needless to say but I'm in way over my head. Your videos are AWESOME. Could you provide an email address? I have some more questions for you! :) Thanks again!!!