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INTRODUCTION
In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce you to a phrase you’ll use countless times on your journey. For everyone out there who likes Spanish food, the following is a phrase to ensure you keep getting more of it.
GRAMMAR POINT
In Spanish, “I like it” is Me gusta.
Me gusta.
Let’s break it down by syllable: Me gusta.
Now, let’s hear it once again, Me gusta.
The first word, me, means “to me.”
me
This is followed by gusta, which in Spanish is “it likes.”
gusta
And once again, gusta.
If you want to say that you really like something, you can use this phrase.
In Spanish, “I really like it” is Me gusta de verdad.
Me gusta de verdad.
Let’s break it down by syllable: Me gus-ta de ver-dad.
Now, let’s hear it once again, Me gusta de verdad.
This phrase is essentially the same. There is just two additional words added at the end of the phrase. Those words are de verdad.
de verdad
De literally mean “of truth.” However, the phrase - Me gusta de verdad should be translated as “I really like it.
Another way to say that you really like something is using the verb encantar, which means “to bewitch,” but in this context is “to love something” instead of the verb gustar, which means “to like.”
The sentence then becomes - Me encanta, which means “I love it.”
Me encanta
Let’s break it down by syllable: Me en-can-ta.
The first word, me, means “to me.”
me
Finally, we have encanta, which is a conjugated form of the verb encantar and literally means “it bewitches.” So, the sentence would be - Me encanta, whose meaning is “I love it.”
In the event that you don’t like something, “I don’t like it” is No me gusta.
No me gusta.
Let’s break it down by syllable: No me gus-ta.
Now, let’s hear it once again, No me gusta.
The first word, no, means “no.”
no
This is followed by the phrase we just covered for “I like it,” me gusta.
me gusta
So, to build a negative form, you only need to insert no at the beginning of the phrase.

Outro
Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for saying it aloud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buena suerte, that means “good luck” in Spanish.
Okay, here we go!
“I like it.” - Me gusta.
Me gusta.
“I really like it.” - Me gusta de verdad.
Me gusta de verdad.
Me gusta de verdad.
“I really like it.” - Me encanta.
Me encanta.
Me encanta.
“I don't like it.” - No me gusta.
No me gusta.
No me gusta.

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