Mexican Spanish for English speakers Beach · Lesson 1

Likes / dislikes

Mexican Spanish для likes — ¿Te gusta leer? (Do you like reading?) — using gustar + infinitive.

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Pronunciation Translations Tips

Yennifer

¿Te gusta leer?

Do you like to read?

Tip: Different from English, Mexican uses an indirect pronoun sentence for likes and dislikes
Shelladonna

Si me gusta pero no mucho ¿y a ti?

Yes I do but not much, and you?
Yennifer

A mi si me encanta

I do
Shelladonna

¿Te gusta nadar?

Do you like to swim?
Yennifer

No, no me gusta

No, I don't

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I like reading' in Mexican Spanish?

Me gusta leer (singular gusta + infinitive). Note: not 'me gusto', not 'leyendo'. Gustar treats infinitives as singular.

Mexican Spanish for 'not much'?

No mucho. Or pero no mucho = 'but not much'. Softens the answer.

Mexican Spanish for asking back?

¿Y a ti? (informal) or ¿Y a usted? (formal). Universal return question.