TV, films and music: gustar with other people

Talk about TV, films and music, and say what other people like using le, nos and les.

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Media words

las películas de acción / de terror / de ciencia ficción / de dibujos animados (cartoons)
las comedias, las series, los documentales, las noticias (the news), los concursos (game shows), los programas de deportes
los videojuegos, la música pop, el rap, la música clásica
¿Qué tipo de música te gusta? = What type of music do you like?

Gustar for everyone

Gustar agrees with the thing liked, not the person: A mi hermano le gustan los documentales. A mis padres les gusta la música clásica. Use a + person to say who.
Who likesone thingmore than one thing
Ime gustame gustan
youte gustate gustan
he / shele gustale gustan
wenos gustanos gustan
you (plural)os gustaos gustan
theyles gustales gustan

Verbs that work the same way

encantar (to love): Me encantan las comedias.
interesar (to interest): Me interesan las noticias. = I am interested in the news.
aburrir (to bore): Me aburren los concursos. = Game shows bore me.
For a plain preference, use preferir: Prefiero las series.
Worked example

Translate: My brother likes video games, but I prefer series.

  1. My brother likes: a mi hermano le gustan (videojuegos is plural, so gustan).
  2. video games: los videojuegos.
  3. but I prefer series: pero yo prefiero las series.

Answer: A mi hermano le gustan los videojuegos, pero yo prefiero las series.

Key idea

me, te, le, nos, os, les + gusta (one thing) or gustan (plural). Add a + person: a mi madre le gusta... Encantar, interesar and aburrir work the same way.

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  1. Complete: A mi padre ___ gusta el fútbol.

    1. le
    2. me
    3. les
    4. lo
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    Answer: le

    For he or she: le.

  2. Complete: A nosotros nos ___ el cine.

    1. gustan
    2. gusta
    3. gustamos
    4. gustas
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    Answer: gusta

    Singular: nos gusta.

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