In Spanish, GUSTAR means “to please” — it works backwards from English!
Instead of saying “I like pizza”, you say “Pizza pleases me” = Me gusta la pizza.
The verb agrees with what is liked (the subject), not the person doing the liking.
Use gusta for one thing or a verb, and gustan for multiple things. Easy!
| Person | Spanish | Means | Pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | yo | to me | me |
| you | tú | to you | te |
| he/she/it | él/ella/Ud. | to him/her | le |
| we | nosotros | to us | nos |
| you all | vosotros | to you all | os |
| they | ellos/Uds. | to them | les |
[IOP] + gustan + [2+ things]
IOP = Indirect Object Pronoun (me, te, le…)
🔑 Just add no before the pronoun!
Add a + person/name to clarify or emphasise who likes something:
GUSTAR is already conjugated for you (gusta / gustan), but knowing the three regular endings helps you with verbs that follow GUSTAR, like bailar, comer, vivir…
| yo | hablo |
| tú | hablas |
| él/ella | habla |
| nosotros | hablamos |
| vosotros | habláis |
| ellos | hablan |
“Me gusta hablar español.”
| yo | como |
| tú | comes |
| él/ella | come |
| nosotros | comemos |
| vosotros | coméis |
| ellos | comen |
“Me gusta comer pizza.”
| yo | vivo |
| tú | vives |
| él/ella | vive |
| nosotros | vivimos |
| vosotros | vivís |
| ellos | viven |
“Me gusta vivir en España.”
👉 _____ gustan los libros. (She likes books.)
👉 _____ gusta el fútbol. (We like football.)
👉 ¿_____ gustan las vacaciones? (Do you like holidays?)
Build: “A ella le gustan los gatos.”