Editing a dialogue about gustar
Hi, I'm going to attempt to translate this dialogue. If there are errors, I would appreciate it if you could comment/answer below what you would say or what is wrong about a particular sentence. Thanks!
English: Q: Does she like pizza? A: Yes, she does like it. Q: What is your dad like? Does he like to run? A: My dad is a good baseball player. He likes to run everyday.
Español: P: ¿Ella le gusta la pizza? R: Si, a ella se la gusta. P: ¿Cómo es tu padre? A él le gusta correr? R: Mi padre es un bien jugador del béisbol. Le gusta correr todos los días.
Some topics I would like a better understanding of after searching hours for it on spanishdictionary: 1) When to use bueno(a), bien, and buen 2) When to use "a"
Some grammar things I guessed on: 1) Se lo gusta. I think that's right because la is the pizza (object) and since Ella is le, le + la= se la. 2) jugador del béisbol. De + el = del, but would I even need "el" before béisbol?
3 Answers
Are you learning with a teacher? I don't think it is ever wrong to add the a mí etc but it may sound old fashioned or very formal.
I use a mí, a tí a nosotros a vosotros for emphasis meaning as for me or just I like etc. I would particularly use it if I was in a group responding to a general question. However, with le or les it can be important for clarification[eg a el/ella/usted/ellos/as/ustedes. Be guided by your teacher particularly if you are preparing for an exam. Here is a lesson from a teacher from Spain. She says it is optional. However, having been to various Spanish speaking countries I know there can be regional differences.
In the comments you asked about bueno and bien. People often muddle these in English [good and well] Bueno is an adjective; bien is an adverb.
Buen is a use of apocope which just means certain sounds or letters being dropped in some circumstances. When words like alguno, ninguno, primero and tercero are used before a masculine noun the o is dropped. Obviously if the noun is feminine it changes to an a.
There are particular rules with ciento which becomes cien and santo becomes san [San Francisco is an example] but feminine Santa Monica
You will get used to it as most adjectives go after the noun and you will tend to learn and remember the whole phrase eg buen amigo and buena amiga. Check out gran, grand y grande.
I mentioned in the comment section 'apócope' I have now found a good article if you need to know more about the topic
I know you'd like a direct answer (who wouldn't), but it looks like you need to review the verb gustar and other verbs like it in Spanish. Here is the place to do that on this web site. Bosquederoble and others may come up with more websites to review this.
