Hola,
Just to confirm, although I think it is implied already - formal usage is with le/les?
Gracias,
In Spanish the most common way to say would like [to do something] is by using verb gustar in El Condicional Simple, but only the conjugation of the 3rd person singular is used.
Have a look at this table:
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English |
Spanish |
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I would like |
Me gustaría |
|
You would like |
Te gustaría |
|
He/she would like |
Le gustaría |
|
We would like |
Nos gustaría |
|
You [plural] would like |
Os gustaría |
|
They would like |
Les gustaría |
As you can see, verb gustar is an "inverted" verb, so you will find object pronoun (Pronombre de complemento indirecto) in front.
Have a look at these examples:
Este año me gustaría hacer un curso de fotografía.
This year I would like to do a photograply course.
-¿Te gustaría conocer a mis padres? -No, gracias.
-Would you like to meet my parents? -No, thanks.
A María le gustaría viajar por Asia.
María would like to travel around Asia.
Nos gustaría apuntarnos a clases de salsa.
We would like to sign up for some salsa classes.
¿Os gustaría venir a nuestra casa algún día?
Would you like to come to our house some day? (you informal plural = "vosotros")
Les gustaría organizar una gran fiesta por su aniversario.
They would like to organise a big party for their anniversary.
Notice how after gustar there is always an infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir form)
A common mistake is to use the subject pronoun (Pronombre sujeto) or use both.
Yo gustaría ir al cine contigo.
Yo me gustaría ir al cine contigo.
Me gustaría ir al cine contigo.
I would like to go to the cinema with you.
To emphasise "who" is liking, the indirect object pronouns can be repeated:
A mí me gustaría ir al cine contigo.
See also Repetition of indirect object pronouns with verbs like gustar
To see how gustar works in El Presente see:
To learn about a different way to say "would like" see Using querría, quería and quisiera to politely say "I would like"
Learn more about these related Spanish grammar topics
Examples and resources
Este año me gustaría hacer un curso de fotografía.
This year I would like to do a photograply course.
¿Os gustaría venir a nuestra casa algún día?
Would you like to come to our house some day? (you informal plural = "vosotros")
-¿Te gustaría conocer a mis padres? -No, gracias.
-Would you like to meet my parents? -No, thanks.
Les gustaría organizar una gran fiesta por su aniversario.
They would like to organise a big party for their anniversary.
Nos gustaría apuntarnos a clases de salsa.
We would like to sign up for some salsa classes.
A María le gustaría viajar por Asia.
María would like to travel around Asia.
Q&A Forum 2 questions, 2 answers
Hola Stuart,
Yes, we use le gustaría/les gustaria for the formal usted/ustedes. So:
Señora, ¿le gustaría tomar un café?
Madam, would you like to have a coffee?
Señores, ¿les gustaría tomar un café?
Sirs, would you like to have a coffee?
Inma
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Formal usage
Hola,
Just to confirm, although I think it is implied already - formal usage is with le/les?
Gracias,
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« A » Maria « le »
Bueno
Porque usar « A »
Porque usar « le » , no « la » (esta femina)??
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Hola Sylvie
Gustar is a verb that used indirect object pronouns to indicate the person who is doing the liking.
Indirect object pronouns are these: me, te, le, nos, os, les
- me = to me
- te = to you
- le = to him/to her
- nos = to us
- os = to you (plural)
- les = to them
So, in this sentence for example:
A María le gusta el chocolate.
María likes chocolate. (Chocolate pleases María)
This "le" is indicating that chocolate is pleasing "to her".
Here is a more basic lesson on gustar.
Saludos
Inma
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« A » Maria « le »
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Porque usar « A »
Porque usar « le » , no « la » (esta femina)??
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