Peppa Pig problem!

Question

Hello! I'm going crazy trying to figure something out. My girlfriend and I are learning Spanish (we are pretty elementary), but we are getting into verbs like 'gustar' and 'encantar' which thoroughly confuse us most of the time. Recently we started watching short episodes of Peppa Pig for some extra listening practice. We don't understand about 75% of it, but it's fun for us.

Ok, so, in the episode called "Pompas" it seems to me like Peppa says, "Me encantate, pompas." Can this possibly be correct? I don't really understand the use of 'te' at the end of 'encanta,' nor do I understand why she would use 'encanta' instead of 'encantan' since the bubbles are plural. Maybe it's, "Me encantate, Pompas," which would make more sense, but it's really the use of 'te' that I don't get. Why not 'tu'? Why not, simply, "Me encantas, Pompas?" Etc. Maybe she doesn't even say 'encantate,' and I heard it wrong, that's possible too. But it really sounds like that's what she says! Please help me somehow!

--Kyle

I like watching Plaza Sésamo when I can catch it on TV - hey, I'm 57, but who cares? It's fun and good practice. lol Welcome, Kyle! Don't forget to fill in your profile. ;D - Findy, Jan 29, 2014

Answer 1

I found it on youtube! She says: Me encanta hacer pompas I love making bubbles.

Me encantas, Pompas?

En todo caso, sería: Me encantan las pompas.

Thanks! I listened again (about 10 times) and I finally heard 'hacer' :) - kyleh, Jan 30, 2014

Answer 2

Great idea for watching Spanish kids programs!

Isn't it weird how anything seems so much more mature when you are struggling to understand 1 word out of 3?

¡Buena suerte en usted aprendiendo!

It's true, I've been listing to a little video 'sol, solito' which is for the kiddies, but singing along is really helping me to enunciate a little faster. - 0095ca4c, Jan 29, 2014

Just so you're aware, pompas can also mean buns, as in posterior. - dennywells, Jan 30, 2014

Answer 3

1. The difference between "me gusta" and "me encanta"

• "me gusta" -> I like it, and
• "me encanta" -> I really love it

1. About the Peppa's sentence :

   "Me encantate, pompas." X "Me encantate, Pompas" X "Me encantas, Pompas" X "Me encantan, Pompas" X --> all of these sentences have no sense.

You were close, actually Peppa said --> Me encanta hacer pompas.

This video has the accent from Spain, but for example in latin America we never say pompas = bubbles , we say burbujas (de jabón = soap), because for example in Mexico, the sentence:

Me encantan sus pompas, would be literally like this---> I really like her ass. LOL Have a nice day.

oops......burbujas/pompas......I live in Spain and my daughter comes to visit....she learnt her spanish in Argentina and last year a friend of mine was explaining to her that someone had been gored by a bull and he used the verb 'cojer'. This means someth - Janeinspain1, Jan 30, 2014

something completely different in Latin America - Janeinspain1, Jan 30, 2014

We're moving to Spain, but I'm originally from Arizona, so the next time I'm in Mexico and some pretty girls are blowing bubbles, I'll be careful ;) Thanks for your answer, I finally heard 'hacer' like you said :) - kyleh, Jan 30, 2014

i agree with that pompas thing and burbujas - Rey_Mysterio, Feb 5, 2014

Answer 4

Hi there, i just stumble upon this site and i will be glad to help anyone with spanish (my first language, I live in Uruguay), just ask me anytime. Cheers!

Welcome to the forum Pablo, and thank you very much. I hope you will be able to stay with us and be a regular poster. - 0095ca4c, Feb 5, 2014