Gustar literally means "to be pleasing to" — so "I like coffee" is really structured as "coffee is pleasing to me." The verb agrees with the thing being liked, not with the person.
| Pronoun | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| me | to me | me gusta el café |
| te | to you (informal) | te gusta el café |
| le | to him/her/you (formal) | le gusta el café |
| nos | to us | nos gusta el café |
| os | to you all (Spain) | os gusta el café |
| les | to them/you all | les gusta el café |
Even with several infinitives together, gustar stays singular: Me gusta leer y escribir.
Because le and les can refer to more than one person, Spanish often adds "a + name/pronoun" up front to clarify or emphasize:
Quick trick: ask "what's doing the liking" — that's your subject, and it decides gusta vs. gustan. The person is never the grammatical subject, so it never controls the verb ending.
Common mistake: never say "yo gusto" to mean "I like" — that would mean "I am likable/pleasing." Always use the indirect object pronoun: me gusta.
1.Me ___ el café. (I like coffee.)
2.Me ___ los libros de aventuras. (I like adventure books.)
3.A Juan ___ gusta el fútbol. (missing pronoun)
4.Choose the correct form: "Me ___ leer y escribir."
5.A nosotros ___ gusta viajar. (missing pronoun)
6.Choose the correct pronoun: "A mis padres ___ gusta la música clásica."
7.Me ___ (encantar) la música en vivo.
8.Me ___ (doler) la cabeza. (My head hurts.)
9.A ella le ___ (interesar) las ciencias.
10.True or false: "yo gusto el chocolate" correctly means "I like chocolate."
11.Nos ___ (molestar) el ruido por la noche.
12.Choose the phrase for emphasis: "___ me gusta el té, pero a ella le gusta el café."
Book a class with Ángel and talk about what you really like — and don't.