Let’s see some different ways to say thank you: One of the theories is that it comes from the biblical expression “te doy la gracia de Dios” (I give you the grace of God), but over the course of history I guess Spanish speakers became a little less dramatic and thus, the expression transformed into just Gracias.īut I don’t think you’d use the same “thank you” expression para cualquier ocasión, ¿verdad? (for any occasion, right?). Gracias literally means “graces” because, in Spanish, people say thanks by wishing you graces. Spanish is a language rich in expressions for thanking, and a lot of them revolve around one word: Gracias (Thanks) Responding to someone saying “thank you”īeing thankful is a sign of good manners and of appreciation towards the other person, and it’s an excellent way to make someone a little bit happier.These include the verbs: doler, encantar, faltar, interesar, molestar, quedar (and others) There are other verbs that use the same formula as Gustar. Gustar Summary chart Other verbs like Gustar Negative: A mí no me gustan los gatos.Affirmative: A mí me gustan los gatos.
You just add NO between the prepositional phrase A + mí (or tí etc.) and the Indirect Object Pronoun (me, te, le etc.) Making a negative sentence with the verb gustar is simple. A usted le gusta comer (= you like to eat).A ella le gusta comer (= she likes to eat).A él le gusta comer (= he likes to eat).So to clarify we had the prepositional phrase A + él (or ella, usted). This is sometimes used to give more emphasis about the person who is liking the thing but also to clarify when they may be a doubt about who that person is.įor example if we say Le gusta comer, we don't know if the person who likes to eat is a man, a woman or even you. You will notice that many times we have the prepositional phrase A + mí (or tí etc.) before the me gusta (o te gusta etc.). A ellos les gustan las canciones (= They like the songs).A nosotros nos gustan las películas de terror (= We like horror movies).A mí me gustan los libros (= I like books).We use GUSTAN if we like something that is in plural form A ellos les gusta la canción (= They like the song).A nosotros nos gusta la película (= We like the movie).A mí me gusta el fútbol (= I like football/soccer).A ellos les gusta ir al cine (= They like to go to the movies/cinema)īUT when we talk about liking things, then we use GUSTA if that thing is in singular form.A nosotros nos gusta cocinar (= We like to cook).A mí me gusta bailar (= I like to dance).If you want to say that you like doing something, then you use Gusta + Infinitive (verb) Knowing whether to use Gusta or Gustan depends on the words that come after it (the things that you like). Why is this? Because instead of directly meaning like, it actually means that something is pleasing for you. In Spanish you would say ME GUSTA or ME GUSTAN. In English you would say I LIKE but in Spanish you would NOT say yo gusto (incorrect). But unfortunately the conjugation rules (the way you change the verb) are a little different from normal verbs. Gustar is a verb that confuses many English speakers at the beginning.
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