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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Talking about what you like. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and affirmatively answer the question ‘Do you like [item]?’ in Spanish.

Lesson focus

Becky: Here’s how to ask “Do you like spicy food?” in Spanish.
Laura: [Normal] ¿Te gusta la comida picante?
Becky: First is a word meaning “to you”
Laura: [Normal] te [Slow] te
Becky: Next is the word meaning “like”
Laura: [Normal] gusta [Slow] gusta
Becky: Next is the word meaning “the”
Laura: [Normal] la [Slow] la
Becky: Next is the word meaning “food”
Laura: [Normal] comida [Slow] comida
Becky: Last is the word meaning “spicy”
Laura: [Normal] picante [Slow] picante
Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning “Do you like spicy food?”
Laura: [Slow] ¿Te gusta la comida picante? [Normal] ¿Te gusta la comida picante?
Becky: Now, let’s hear another example, “Do you like sweets?”
Laura: [Normal] ¿Te gustan los dulces?
Becky: First is a word meaning “to you”
Laura: [Normal] te [Slow] te
Becky: Next is the word meaning “like”
Laura: [Normal] gustan [Slow] gustan
Becky: Next is the word meaning “the”
Laura: [Normal] los [Slow] los
Becky: Last is the word meaning “sweets”
Laura: [Normal] dulces [Slow] dulces
Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning “Do you like sweets?”
Laura: [Slow] ¿Te gustan los dulces? [Normal] ¿Te gustan los dulces?
Becky: Here’s a response meaning “Yes, I like it.”
Laura: [Normal] Sí, me gusta.
Becky: First is a word meaning “yes”
Laura: [Normal] sí [Slow] sí
Becky: Next is the word meaning “to me”
Laura: [Normal] me [Slow] me
Becky: Last is the word meaning “like it”
Laura: [Normal] gusta [Slow] gusta
Becky: Listen again to the response, “Yes, I like it.”
Laura: [Slow] Sí, me gusta. [Normal] Sí, me gusta.
Becky: Here’s a response meaning, “Yes, I like them.”
Laura: [Normal] Sí, me gustan.
Becky: First is a word meaning “yes”
Laura: [Normal] sí [Slow] sí
Becky: Next is the word meaning “to me”
Laura: [Normal] me [Slow] me
Becky: Last is the word meaning “like them”
Laura: [Normal] gustan [Slow] gustan
Becky: Listen again to the response, “Yes, I like them.”
Laura: [Slow] Sí, me gustan. [Normal] Sí, me gustan.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight.
Laura: If you don’t know what something is called in Spanish, you can just ask the generic question ¿Te gusta? meaning “Do you like it?” when it’s obvious what you are referring to.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Laura: Hasta pronto.

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