Me gusta la fruta I like fruit
![]() ![]() ¿Te gusta la sandía?
Do you like watermelon?
Sí, me gusta. / No, no me gusta.
¿Te gustan las uvas?
Do you like grapes?
Sí, me gustan. / No, no me gustan.
In English, you say I like things. In Spanish, you say me gusta the thing.
![]() Or we can say the opposite, no me gusta. ![]() So you can say,
![]() If you're talking about more than one thing, add the letter "n" to the word "gusta":
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Then how you say that you like some things or don't like some things:
Notice how you say you like something or don't like something:
Then how to ask if someone likes something or things:
Then how to ask if someone who's not there likes something or some things:
If you're at a restaurant, the waiter or waitress may ask you if you would like something - te gustaría -, and you can answer that you would like it, please - me gustaría.
¿Te gustaría una ensalada de fruta?
Would you like a fruit salad?
Sí, me gustaría una ensalada de fruta.
Yes, I'd like a fruit salad.
Here's a video from Plaza Sésamo, the Mexican version of Sesame Street, about the importance of eating fruit:
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