Mexican Spanish for English speakers School · Lesson 3

What you like + don't like

Mexican Spanish для likes — Me gusta la leche (I like milk) — with masculine/feminine articles.

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Qué te gusta?

    What do you like?

    Tip: gusta - like

  2. Pishi Pishi

    Me gusta la leche.

    I like milk.

    Tip: <Leche> is feminin, therefore <la>

  3. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Qué no te gusta?

    What don't you like?

    Tip: no gusta - don't like

  4. Pishi Pishi

    No me gusta la pasta.

    I don't like pasta.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How does gustar work in Mexican Spanish?

Backwards: Me gusta la leche = 'milk pleases me' = 'I like milk'. Use me/te/le/nos/os/les + gusta/gustan.

Why use definite article with gustar?

For general preferences: me gusta la leche = 'I like milk (in general)'. Without article: more specific.

Mexican Spanish для food preferences?

Me gusta (I like), me encanta (I love), no me gusta (I don't like), prefiero (I prefer).

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