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Likes and Dislikes
Use of Gustar
You might already know how to say
me gusta
. Gustar really does not mean "to like" but "to please".
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Las manzanas me gustan.
Apples please me.
The "me" in "me gustan" is really an
indirect object pronoun
. Notice that the verb agrees with the subject "manzanas."
Write the literal translation of these examples.
To express that you really like something or that it really interests you, say:
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Me encanta
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I love (literally such and such charms me)
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Me apasiona
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I am passionate about (literally such and such enthralls me)
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Me entusiasma
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like in English, such and such excites me
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Me fascina
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like in English, such and such fascinates me
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Me interesa
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like in English, such and such interests me
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To express your dislikes, you can say:
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No me interesa
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such and such doesn't interest me
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No me dice nada
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such and such doesn't do anything for me (literally, doesn't speak to me)
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To be more emphatic, say:
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El cine no me interesa
nada
.
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El cine no me interesa
en
absoluto
.
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