me gusta la música country
/me ɡusta la musika kountɾi/from spelling rules
To say "I like country music" in Spanish, use me gusta la música country.
This phrase is used to express a personal preference for the specific genre of music known as country music. While música country is the standard term for the American genre, you might encounter música de campo if someone is describing music from the countryside in a general sense.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, you can use the expression Me copa la música country to say "I'm into country music". In Spain, the phrase Me mola la música country is used to say "I like country music".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the indirect object pronoun me because the verb gustar literally means "to be pleasing to me". If you change the singular object música to the plural canciones, the verb must change to me gustan las canciones country.
How do you pronounce it?
/me ɡusta la musika kountɾi/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly say yo gusto la música country by attempting to translate "I like" directly as a subject-verb relationship.
Did you know?
- While country is borrowed directly from English, it has a distant relative in Spanish called contrada, which refers to a specific district or region.
- In Argentina, young people might say Me copa la música country to express that they are 'into' the genre, using the word copa as a slang term for 'to like'.
Examples in context
- Me fascina escuchar canciones country.I'm fascinated by listening to country songs.
- Me gusta mucho la música country. Mis artistas favoritos son Taylor Swift y Johnny Cash.I really like country music. My favorite artists are Taylor Swift and Johnny Cash.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are at a music festival.
- Daniel¿Te gusta este artista?Do you like this artist?
- SofíaSí, a mí me gusta la música country.Yes, I like country music.
- Daniel¡Qué bueno! A mí también.That's great! Me too.
- SofíaEntonces disfrutaremos mucho el concierto.Then we will enjoy the concert a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries country, la, me, música, CC BY-SA 4.0.
