🎯 How to Use Gustar and Similar Verbs in Spanish: Encantar, Molestar, Interesar
Learning Spanish gets exciting when you go beyond basic verbs! One of the most common verbs that confuses learners is gustar. But did you know there are other verbs that follow the same structure? These include encantar (to love), molestar (to bother), and interesar (to interest). These are verbs like gustar, which means they follow the same structure.
In this guide, you’ll discover how to use gustar and similar verbs correctly with pronouns. You’ll also practice with examples, read a fun story, and finish with exercises. Ready? Let’s go! 🎉
📚 The Structure of Gustar in Spanish
How to use gustar and similar verbs in Spanish? Unlike in English, where we say “I like pizza”, in Spanish the structure is different. We literally say: “Pizza is pleasing to me”. That’s why we need indirect object pronouns before the verb.
Pronouns with gustar-type verbs:
- Me → to me
- Te → to you
- Le → to him/her
- Nos → to us
- Os → to you (plural, Spain)
- Les → to them / to you all
✅ Examples with gustar:
- Me gusta la pizza. → I like pizza. 🍕 (gusta + singular noun)
- Me gusta bailar salsa. → I like to dance salsa. 💃 (gusta + action/verb)
- Me gustan los libros. → I like books. 📚 (gustan + plural noun)
🌟 Other Verbs Like Gustar
These verbs follow the same structure as gustar. Notice how they change depending on whether we talk about a singular noun, an action, or plural nouns.
✅ Encantar → to love
- Me encanta el café. → I love coffee. ☕ (singular noun)
- Me encanta bailar salsa. → I love dancing salsa. 💃 (action)
- Me encantan los conciertos de rock. → I love rock concerts. 🎸 (plural noun)
✅ Molestar → to bother
- Me molesta el ruido. → Noise bothers me. 🔊 (singular noun)
- Me molesta esperar mucho tiempo. → Waiting a long time bothers me. ⏳ (action)
- Me molestan los mosquitos. → Mosquitoes bother me. 🦟 (plural noun)
✅ Interesar → to interest
- Me interesa la historia. → History interests me. 📖 (singular noun)
- Me interesa aprender español. → I’m interested in learning Spanish. 🇪🇸 (action)
- Me interesan los idiomas. → Languages interest me. 🌍 (plural noun)
🎧 Story Time: Los gustos de Sofía
Now it’s time to listen and read a short story in Spanish. Sofía is a little girl who loves music. 🎶
👉 Step 1: Listen to the story without reading.
👉 Step 2: Listen again and read along with the text.
👉 Step 3: Write down all the sentences that use gustar, encantar, interesar, and molestar.
💡 Write them in your notebook and translate them into English to practice comprehension!
✍️ Practice Exercise
¡Practice a little more! 🎯
Match the two columns to create complete sentences with these verbs:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| A. Me gusta | 1. los gatos. |
| B. Nos interesan | 2. leer libros en español. |
| C. Le encanta | 3. la comida mexicana. |
| D. Te molestan | 4. los mosquitos. |
| E. Les gustan | 5. los viajes culturales. |
✅ Solutions:
A–2, B–5, C–3, D–4, E–1
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