Expressing Likes and Dislikes

Expressing Likes and Dislikes

Indirect Object Pronouns, Verbs (Gustar, Encantar, Interesar)

Indirect object pronouns are used when stating likes and dislikes in Spanish.

• I-Me

• You-Te

• He/She-Le

• We-Nos

• They-Les

• The verb gustar is used in the singular and plural form gusta and gustan to match the noun that follows.

What is it that you like/dislike?

• You can talk about a noun:

  No me gusta la música pop. I don’t like pop music.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the verb gustar and a noun in Spanish. State a food you like. Ejemplo: Me gusta pasta. I like pasta.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the verb gustar and a noun in Spanish. State a drink you like. Ejemplo: Me gusta jugo de naranja. I like orange juice.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using using the verb gustar and a noun in Spanish. State a dessert you like. Ejemplo: Me gusta pastel de limon. I like lemon pie.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the verb gustar and a noun in Spanish. State a celebrity you like. Ejemplo: Me gusta Shakira. I like Shakira.

What is it that you like/dislike?

• You can talk about an action (a verb): Me gusta nadar en la tarde. I like swimming in the afternoon.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the verb gustar and a verb in Spanish. State something you like. Ejemplo: Me gusta leer. I like to read.

Other words to express like/dislike are:

• Encantar-Encanta-Encantan (Like)

• Interesar-Interesa-Interesan (Like/Dislike)