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"Te gusta bailar" is a form of "te gusta bailar", a phrase which is often translated as "you like dancing". "Cantar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to sing". Learn more about the difference between "cantar" and "te gusta bailar" below.
cantar(
kahn
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tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (music)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (music)
4. (to snitch)
a. to confess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cantó tras horas de interrogatorio.He confessed after hours of interrogation.
5. (colloquial) (to smell badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stink (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Te canta el aliento por las mañanas.Your breath stinks in the morning.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (literature)
te gusta bailar(
teh
goos
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tah
bay
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lahr
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (in statements; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. you like dancing
Si te gusta bailar, ven con nosotros el jueves al club de salsa.If you like dancing, come with us on Thursday to the salsa club.
b. you like to dance
Si te gusta bailar, Omar da clases de hip-hop.If you like to dance, Omar teaches hip-hop.
c. you enjoy dancing
Veo que te gusta bailar y que lo haces muy bien.I see that you enjoy dancing, and that you are great at it.
2. (informal) (in questions; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. Do you like dancing?
Quiero tomar clases de tango, pero necesito una pareja. ¿Te gusta bailar?I'd like to learn tango, but I need a partner. Do you like dancing?
b. Do you like to dance?
¿Qué vamos a hacer el viernes en la noche? - ¿Te gusta bailar?What are we going to do Friday night? - Do you like to dance?
