16a. and 20a. S1 QUERER AND GUSTAR Querer = to want yo quiero tú quieres él, ella, usted quiere

nosotros queremos ellos, ellas, ustedes quieren

Simply put, “querer” means to want. Yo quiero Taco Bell. I want Taco Bell. ¿Tú quieres pizza? Do you want pizza? Nosotros queremos comer en un restaurante mexicano. We want to eat in a Mexican restaurant. (Hey, did you notice the adjective “mexicano” was behind “restaurante” and not in front of it?) Gustar = (many people misuse this verb and try to translate it as “to like”. The actual meaning of it is “to be pleasing”) We don’t say: “Yo gusto Pepsi” to mean “I like Pepsi”. We use indirect object pronouns with the verb “gustar”. Normally, in the present tense, you will only form “gustar” in one of two ways: gusta or gustan. It all depends on the “subject” of the sentence. For example: I like pizza = Me gusta pizza I like tacos = Me gustan los tacos. (gustan, not gusta because the subject is plural (los tacos=the tacos are pleasing to me) (Use “gusta” for a singular subject and “gustan” if the subject is plural). If you want to say, for example, that you like to eat pizza or tacos, you would say “Me gusta comer pizza” or “Me gusta comer los tacos. So, if you have a verb behind “gustar” it is only used as “gusta”. The indirect object pronouns you can use with a form of “gustar” are: me nos te le les But for now, just keep it simple and practice asking each other their likes and dislikes. ¿Qué te gusta? Me gusta la música country. Me gustan las enchiladas. Me gusta estudiar español. No me gusta bailar. You could even add this to the mix: ¿Qué te gusta “hacer”? What do you like “to do”? Me gusta trabajar, etc.

PRACTICE WITH QUERER 2 Now, find out from every student in the class what they want and like. Think about (and write down on a sheet of paper) five things you “want” and five things you “want to do”. First write them in English For example: I want a car. (This is something you want). I want to eat. (This is something you want to do). AT THIS POINT, ONLY USE WORDS YOU KNOW SO FAR. (THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE OUT YOUR FOLDER WITH YOUR SPANISH CLASS MATERIALS TO FIND WORDS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FOLDER BY NOW, GET ONE) Have these things written down, and then put the Spanish next to them: I want a car. Yo quiero un carro. I want to eat. Yo quiero comer. The Spanish teacher should model these before working in pairs. Now, ask as many people as you can (one at a time in pairs) what they want, and what they want to do. First, write these questions on your paper. Put the English, then the Spanish next to it. Make sure you always “speak” in Spanish when doing this activity. What do you want? ¿Qué quieres tú? What do you want to do? ¿Qué quieres hacer? Your partner will answer these questions with all five of his or her responses. Does this seem repetitive? EXACTLY! Practice with it and you will learn it! Go to the next person and do the same. Each student should “ask” and “answer” several times. Now, can you do some questions and answers with other forms of querer? PRACTICE WITH GUSTAR Now, do the same thing with the verb “gustar”. Think about (and write down on a sheet of paper) 5 things you like – 2 singular subjects and 2 plural subjects so that you will be using both “gusta” and “gustan”, AND include at least one item you do not like. Include five things you “like to do”. For example: I like the school. Me gusta la escuela. (singular subject) I like the books. Me gustan los libros. (plural subject) I do not like to dance. No me gusta bailar. I like to work. Me gusta trabajar. (“gusta” is always used before a verb) Questions are: What do you like? ¿Qué te gusta? What don’t you like? ¿Qué no te gusta? What do you like to do? ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Now, can you do some questions and answers with the other indirect object pronouns? (Teacher can help).