How to Say ‘I like blue.’ in Mexican Spanish
Me gusta el azul.
meh GOOS-tah el ah-SOOL
[meh GOOS-tah el ah-SOOL]
💬 Usage Tip: Me gusta works like "it pleases me," so the thing you like does the action. For more than one thing it becomes me gustan: me gustan los carros "I like cars".
Phrase Breakdown
Me gusta
meh GOOS-tah
I like
Literally 'it pleases me'. 'Me' must go before 'gusta'. Stress the 'GUS' in GUS-ta.
Me gusta la comida mexicana.
I like Mexican food.
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
From gustar; literally means is pleasing to me, commonly translated as I like.
Me gusta tu atuendo mucho.
I like your outfit a lot.
el azul.
el ah-SOOL
blue
'Azul' means blue, and the article 'el' is used before the color name. In Mexico the 'z' sounds like an English 's'. Say a-SUL, stressing the last syllable, and link the words smoothly: 'e-la-SUL'.
Prefiero el azul.
I prefer blue.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the (masculine singular)
Definite article used for masculine singular nouns; “demo” is treated as masculine in common Mexican Spanish.
El demo empieza con una pantalla de bienvenida.
The demo starts with a welcome screen.
azul
[ah-SOOL]
blue
Color word; same form for masculine and feminine. Used with 'el' as a noun naming the color.
El cielo es azul.
The sky is blue.
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