Sp1B+Winter+Jan+21

Likes and Dislikes
-4 verbs

Ask yourself: 1.) Who does the liking? 2.) Is the item of liking singular or plural?

We will use indirect object pronouns to let us know WHO does the liking or not liking.

(I) me (we) nos (you) te (they/y'all) les (he/she/you formal) le

First Verb: Gustar gustar= "to like" -if the item is singular, use gustar. Ex. Me gusta la música. I like music. -if the item is plural, use gustan. Ex. Te gustan las manzanas. I like apples.

Second Verb: Fascinar fascinar= "to be fascinated with" -if the item is singular, use fascina. Ex. Me fascina la musica rock. I am fascinated with rock music. -if the item is plural, use fascinan. Ex. Te fascinan los libros. You are fascinated with books.

Third Verb: Encantar encantar= "to love" (not to be in love with) -if the item is singular, use encantar. Ex. Me encanta la clase de español. I love spanish class. -if the item is plural, use encantan. Ex. Te encantan los chocolates. You love chocolates.

Fourth Verb: Chocar chocar= "to dislike" -if the item is singluar, use choca. Ex. Me choca el tráfico. I dislike traffic. -if the item is plural, use chocan. Ex. Te chocan los ratones. You dislike rats.

You can add a prepisition "A" before to add emphasis to the statement.

Ex. A tí te fascina ir al cine. You really enjoy going to the movies. Ex. A Luisa le gustan las clases de baile. Luisa really enjoys dance classes.

-Mora