Unit 23 Guidebook: express preferences
KEY PHRASES
Express preferences
Me encanta la música de Enrique.
I love Enrique's music.
I love Enrique's music.
Carmen, ¿te gusta nadar?
Carmen, do you like to swim?
Carmen, do you like to swim?
No, no me gusta nadar.
No, I do not like to swim.
No, I do not like to swim.
¿Te gusta jugar al fútbol?
Do you like to play soccer?
Do you like to play soccer?
Me gusta la bicicleta de Mateo.
I like Mateo's bicycle.
I like Mateo's bicycle.
TIP
¡Me gusta Duolingo!
In English, we say I like chocolate, but in Spanish you'd say something more like To me chocolate is pleasing.
Me gusta el chocolate.
I like chocolate.
I like chocolate.
¿Te gusta nadar en la piscina?
Do you like swimming in the pool?
Do you like swimming in the pool?
TIP
La bicicleta de Matthew
In English, we say Matthew's bicycle to show that the bicycle belongs to Matthew. But in Spanish, you'd say la bicicleta de Matthew, which literally means the bicycle of Matthew.
La bicicleta de Matthew es roja.
Matthew's bicycle is red.
Matthew's bicycle is red.
El vestido de Sandra es muy elegante.
Sandra's dress is very elegant.
Sandra's dress is very elegant.