How to Say ‘I really like Elena Garro.’ in Mexican Spanish
Me gusta mucho Elena Garro.
meh GOOS-tah MOO-choh eh-LEH-nah GAH-rroh
[meh GOOS-tah MOO-choh eh-LEH-nah GAH-rroh]
💬 Usage Tip: With gusta, the thing you like is what controls the verb, so for more than one it becomes gustan: me gustan sus libros "I like her books".
Phrase Breakdown
Me gusta mucho
meh GOOS-tah MOO-choh
I really like
Use this to express strong liking. Stress GUS-ta and MU-cho.
Me gusta mucho leer.
I really like reading.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
gusta
[GOOS-tah]
is pleasing / (I) like
Form of 'gustar' used when one thing is liked; literally 'it pleases'.
Me gusta tu bolsa.
I like your bag.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot
Used to emphasize a strong degree or importance.
«Mucho» refuerza la frase «Me importa mucho».
“Mucho” strengthens the phrase “It matters to me a lot.”
Elena Garro.
eh-LEH-nah GAH-rroh
Elena Garro.
Elena Garro is a famous Mexican writer. The double 'rr' in Garro is strongly trilled: GA-rro.
Elena Garro escribió muchos libros.
Elena Garro wrote many books.
Words in this phrase
Elena
[eh-LEH-nah]
Elena (name)
Female first name.
Elena vive en Puebla.
Elena lives in Puebla.
Garro
[GAH-rroh]
Garro (surname)
Surname of Mexican author Elena Garro.
Garro escribió novelas famosas.
Garro wrote famous novels.
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