proofreading - again

Question

I had a go after your last comments (thank you for your help ) however I'm still confused;

I'm trying to say: My family also usually listen to rock because they like it. We like 'oasis' and ' the red hot chilli peppers' because they are great.

now, after reading your comments i have: Mi familia también suelen escuchar rock porque ellos le gusta. Nos gustan 'oasis' y 'the red hot chilli peppers' porque son fenomenales

To me, it doesn't feel right, but I can't work it out..

any help would be apprieciated

thanks for your time

Answer 1

Mi familia también suelen escuchar rock porque ellos le gusta. Nos gustan 'oasis' y 'the red hot chilli peppers' porque son fenomenales

I would try the following, although my Spanish isn't necessarily that great...

Mi familia también suele escuchar el rock, porque le gusta (o, mas fuerte, le encanta). Nos gustan "Oasis" y "The Red Hot Chilli Peppers" porque son fenomenales.

Suele should agree with mi familia, I think, even though there are a number of people in the family. (But I could be wrong on this one)

Rock is singular, so le gusta... But if it's mi familia suelen, then it's les gusta...

Nos gustan is correct; note, you changed voices from an omniscient voice talking about your family, to "us".

I think ser is right (at the end), but that would be worth hearing another comment on...

I agree ser is right, because fenomenales is not a state, but an classification/identity. - pesta, Nov 14, 2011

Thankyou :) - amzie, Nov 16, 2011