I hope it likes you

Question

Hi, I've been learning Spanish for a few months and have recently started exchanging emails with a native Spanish speaker who is learning English and we try and help each other out. In a recent email about local customs and legends, she wrote "this is the legend, I hope it likes you", I'd like to try and understand why she wrote "I hope it likes you", could it just be that "likes" should be "pleases" or "entertains" or could it be that in Spanish it would be some kind of reflex wording (something I don't yet understand) along the lines of "I hope it likes itself to you" sort of like "Se le perdieron las llaves". In the past she has responded to a story of mine "Se entiende perfectamente" which seems to translate something like "it understands itself perfectly" Thanks for any help, should I just go back to chapter one of my learn Spanish in 30 minutes book?

30 minutes? Why so long? You just add "o" to all English words and shout. - 0074b507, Nov 13, 2011

I'm trying to get out of that habit :) - handy, Nov 14, 2011

Answer 1

Thank you all for your replies.

Answer 2

"this is the legend, I hope it likes you"

She was translating literally from Spanish:

Espero que (esto) te guste.

I hope it likes you.

In English: I hope you like it.

Answer 3

she wrote "this is the legend, I hope it likes you",

I think that she meant to say "I hope you like it."

and "it is perfectly understandable" [passive voice..not reflexive. - 0074b507, Nov 13, 2011

Answer 4

espero que lo te gusta - i hope you like it. se entiende perfectamente - it is perfectly /completely understood

correct me if i'm wrong....!

Espero que te guste. (You can't use "lo" because it's not a direct object.) - Luciente, Nov 13, 2011

Answer 5

"Se entiende perfectamente"

One can understand it perfectly