le gusto
/le ɡusto/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "she likes me" is le gusto.
le gusto is used when a woman has a romantic interest in someone.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word le is an indirect object pronoun that can refer to "him", "her" or "you (formal)", so le gusto can also mean "he likes me" or "you (formal) like me" depending on the context. To clarify that the le refers specifically to her and not him or you, Spanish speakers often add the phrase a ella after the verb to say le gusto a ella.
How do you pronounce it?
/le ɡusto/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly say ella me gusta to mean "she likes me". In Spanish, this actually means "she is pleasing to me" (I like her).
Did you know?
- While le gusto implies romantic attraction, Spanish speakers use the phrase le caigo bien to say someone likes them as a friend. The latter literally translates to 'I fall well on her'.
- Spanish has a specific word, encantar, for when someone 'really' likes you, which literally translates to being 'enchanted' by you.
- In Spanish, you can express attraction by saying that a person 'is to your taste'. This stems from the same root as the word for 'taste' found in the verb gustar.
Examples in context
- Le gusto a ella y ella también me gusta.She likes me and I like her too.This sentence shows how to express reciprocal liking using le gusto.Tatoeba #3116840 by marcelostockle, translation #2234896 by Hybrid
- Me parece que a María le gusto.I think María likes me.
- Ella está interesada en mí. Lo noto en su mirada.She's interested in me. I can tell by her gaze.
- Creo que le gusto.I think she likes me.
- Finalmente le gusto.Finally, she likes me.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are talking about a mutual friend.
- SofíaDaniel, creo que le gusto a Elena.Daniel, I think Elena likes me.
- Daniel¡Es verdad! Ella siempre te mira.It's true! She always looks at you.
- SofíaPero no estoy seguro de si le gusto.But I'm not sure if she likes me.
- DanielDeberías preguntarle hoy mismo.You should ask her today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
