Things that please you

me gusta

I like (it pleases me)· tap the form for the whole table

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Why it works

Gustar does not mean to like. It means to please.

The thing is the subject, so the verb agrees with IT: me gusta el café, me gustan los findes.

Encantar, interesar, importar, faltar and costar all work the same way.

Why not yo gusto

yo gusto el café

I please the coffee

Says other people enjoy you. Flip it: the coffee pleases me.

In a full sentence

Me gusta tomar una caña después del trabajo.
I like having a small beer after work.
The activity is what pleases you.
Le encanta su nuevo piso cerca del metro.
He loves his new flat near the metro.
The flat is what delights him.
Me interesa esa vacante de ingeniería en Madrid.
I’m interested in that engineering vacancy in Madrid.
The job opening is what interests you.
No le importa esperar diez minutos en la consulta.
He doesn’t mind waiting ten minutes at the doctor’s.
The wait is what does not bother him.

5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one