La Palabra Del Dia: "gustar"

Question

gustar ( goo-stahr' )

verb ( to be pleasing to )

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Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1. A mí me gusta mucho el helado de fresa.

I like strawberry ice cream a lot.

2. Las películas cómicas no me gustan para nada.

I don't like funny movies at all.

Notes

Although sentences with "gustar" in Spanish are usually translated as sentences with "to like" in English, the direct translation would be "to be pleasing to." That first example sentence might also be written as "Strawberry ice cream is very pleasing to me."

Hola amiga xx - ian-hill, Jul 10, 2014

Me gustas guapita. Gracias :-)!!! - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Hola amigos xoxo - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Hola trabajadora:) - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

Hola Migelis. ¿Qué tal? - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

To gustar or not to gustar, that is the question. - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 1

Penguins like swiming very much.

A los pingüinos les gusta mucho nadar.

Hola Migelis Como estás ? - porcupine7, Jul 10, 2014

Estoy muy bien, gracias amiga:) - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

A diet seems to be in order. Estoy bien m. Gracias :-)!! - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

oh dear oh dear...I hope he is not stuck permanently. - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

Looks like they might have been pushed. jejejeje - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 2

Me gustan los gatos locos.

I like crazy cats.

Gato loco... - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Poor kitty...he is about to become gatito frito. - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

lol, gatos locos en todas partes Hola J, ¿cómo estás amigo? - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

Esto tiene unas ganas de morir. Pobrecito loquito. - katydew, Jul 10, 2014

Pobre lamito. - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 3

Me gusta darme una ducha antes de acostarme.

I like to have a shower before I go to bed.

Can you send one this way???? - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Me gusta la lluvia. - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Love that photo. - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

A shower under the rain :) - 003e54f5, Jul 10, 2014

Can your neighbours hear you singing? - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

What? in the rain? :) - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2014

Answer 4

Aprender puede ser divertido; pereo te guste o no, toma esfuerzos repetidos de hacer progreso verdadero

Learning can be fun; but like it or not, it takes repeated efforts to make true progress.

Es verdad. :) - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Estoy de acuerdo contigo:) - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

Hola mi amigo :-)! - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Hola mi amigo, Jraider : - ) y todos - Esteban_317, Jul 10, 2014

Si, tanto esfuerzo!!! ;-/ - pml222, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 5

Espero que te guste la sorpresa pequeña sorpresa que te enviare.

I hope you like the little surprise that I'm going to send you.

A one way ticket to nowhere. lol - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Hi margherite its rifght but "Espero que te guste la *pequeña sorpresa* que te enviare" sounds better - 003e54f5, Jul 10, 2014

Hola Mag! Is it a one way ticket to paradise????? - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Thank you very much pablo! I am never sure whether to put the adjective before or after. - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

Hey JR...it is indeed. Is the boat ready? - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

Hola amiga:) - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

We sail at sunset mi amiga! - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 6

No me gustan en absoluto las arañas. ¡Ni siguiera sé la razón por la que he usado este foto!

I don't like spiders at all. I don't even know why I've used this photo!

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¡Ni siquiera sé la razón por la que he usado esta foto! they are nice i think :) - 003e54f5, Jul 10, 2014

Awesome animal!!!! - Jraider, Jul 11, 2014

Amazing picture - It looks tough enough to handle most insects . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 11, 2014

I don't like them either, amiga. I'm afraid of them. - rac1, Jul 11, 2014

Gracias Pablo64 ;-) - pml222, Jul 11, 2014

Answer 7

Ellas les gusta retozar a lado de la orilla.

They like to frolic along the riverbank.

A vote for frolicking :-) - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

Now you sound like Raymon. jeje - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 8

Gruñón: ¡No me gusta para nada esta historia de Blanca nieves con la Reina malvada !.¡ Nos arrepentiremos de su aceptación !

Grumpy:I don't like this story of Snow White with the Evil Queen at all ! We will regret her acceptance !

Hi ;) Nos arrepentiremos "de" su aceptacion or lamentaremos su aceptacion - 003e54f5, Jul 10, 2014

Suggestion: "I don't like the story of Snow White and the evil queen at all." :) - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

He needs to talk to Happy :-)! - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Gracias pablo - porcupine7, Jul 10, 2014

Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Jul 10, 2014

You are right J Raider, Happy thinks otherwise - porcupine7, Jul 10, 2014

De nada. :) - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Hola Porcu:) - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 9

Cuando era joven me gustaban mucho las fiestas, pero ahora no me gustan nada.

When I was young I used to like parties very much, but now I don't like them at all.

Sé exactamente lo que quieres decir jejeje! ;-) - pml222, Jul 11, 2014

I guess I'm an introvert then :) - Ghosthawk, Jul 11, 2014

Hola Jenny. How's the grand baby? - rac1, Jul 11, 2014

Hola rac, the smallest baby has gone back to live in Cambodia! Warmer than here! - jennysk, Jul 12, 2014

Answer 10

Me gustan los colores brillantes. También me gusta tocar el piano.

I like bright colors. I also like to play the piano.

Now there's a marketing idea! Keys to match your outfit! - 007c5fc1, Jul 10, 2014

Every color under the sun. lol - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 11

Who wouldn't like to spend two weeks at the Bora Bora islands?

¿A quién no le gustaría pasar dos semanas a la isla Bora Bora?

I'd like to spend there much more time:) - migelis, Jul 10, 2014

Sign me up Ella :-)! - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Would it eventually get to be a bore on Bora Bora? . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 10, 2014

I want to go there after I return from Puerto Rico. - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 12

He oído que tu prima no habla a Inglés, Me gustaria platicar con ella y traducir si ella lo necesita.

I have heard that your cousin doesn't speak English. I would like to talk to her and translate if she needs it.

A native Spanish speaker seems to have great difficulty speaking English sometimes. - Jraider, Jul 10, 2014

Very good, amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 10, 2014

Gracias - bubamaria, Jul 10, 2014

Answer 13

Me gusta mi perro, de pesar que él tiene un historia de morder.

I like my dog, even though he has a history of biting.

Hola amiga. :) Please add the English sentence. Thanks. - rac1, Jul 11, 2014

Right! Sorry. - MJedi, Jul 11, 2014

Answer 14

I really like snakes. They're some of the most intriguing creatures I know.

Me gustan las serpientes. Son algunas de las criaturas más intrigantes que conozco.

I don't like them, but they are intriguing. :) - rac1, Jul 11, 2014

Answer 15

Me gusta mucho la canción de Ritchie Valens que se llama La Bamba

I really like Ritchie Valens's song which is called La Bamba

I do too. :) - rac1, Jul 11, 2014