Gustar, Encantar and Similar Verbs

Gustar - to be pleasing to (to like) Encantar - to be really pleasing to (to really

like, to love (things))

Gusta/Encanta - present tenseGustó/Encantó - preterite tense(singular-one noun liked)

Gustan/Encantan - present tenseGustaron/Encantaron - preterite tense (plural-more than one noun liked)

¿Te gusta la pizza? Do you like pizza?

Me gustan los inodoros limpios.I like clean toilets.

Nos encantan los fines de semanasWe really like (love) weekends.

A mí me gustan los calzoncillos flojos.I like loose underwear.

A Juan no le gusta limpiar su dormitorio.Juan doesn’t like to clean his bedroom.

A Raúl y Paco les encantan los chicharrones.Raúl and Paco love pork rinds.

Les cae mal Britney Spears.They don’t like Britney Spears.

Me cae bien ese actor.I like that actor.

faltar to be lacking, to need, to miss

Me faltan dos papeles (I’m missing 2 papers.) fascinar to be fascinated by

¿Qué te fascina en el mundo?

(What fascinates you in the world?) molestar to be bothered by

¿Te molesta si pongo el radio?

(Does it bother you if I turn the radio on?) interesar to be interested in/by

No me interesan los deportes. (Sports don’t interest me.) quedarle to fit

Te quedan bien esos pantalones. (Those pants fit you well.) importar to matter to/to care about

¿Le importa si nos vamos?

(Do you care if we leave?)