A1 · GRAMMAR
gustar: to like, to be pleasing
In Spanish, you don't say 'I like coffee'; you say 'Coffee is pleasing to me': Me gusta el café. That means the thing liked is actually the subject, and the person who likes it is shown with an indirect object pronoun (me/te/le...).
In this lesson
1. Structure
me / te / le / nos / os / les + gusta(n) + thing.
Me gusta el chocolate.
I like chocolate / Chocolate is pleasing to me.
2. gusta or gustan?
Singular noun or verb → gusta, plural noun → gustan.
Me gustan los perros.
I like dogs.
3. Verb + gusta
To like an action: gusta + infinitive.
Nos gusta viajar.
We like to travel.
4. Emphasis: a mí, a ti
For emphasis or clarity: A mí me gusta, a ella le gusta.
A mi madre le gusta cocinar.
My mother likes to cook.
💡 The verb agrees with the thing being liked, not the person: Me gusta el libro / Me gustan los libros.