learning spanish here!...how do u say a cup of water...is it' una tusa de aqua' ? and i like to eat ....

Question

thank you.

thank you. why is it 'me gusta comer' and not 'me gusta como'?...

does 'me' means 'my' in english?...

Answer 1

"una taza de agua" (even if it is more common to say "un vaso de/con agua") y "me gusta comer"

actually the verb in the sentence is the verb "gustar"...that is why you have to conjugate it in agreement to the subject in first person "yo"..."comer" is a verb too but in this case it is not working as a verb but as a noun and direct complement which is one of the functions of an infinitive verb in Spanish...that is why you don't have to conjugate it...it's like in English when you say "I like eating"...the main verb in the sentence is "like"...the -ing form in this case is acting as a noun, the name of an activity

the Spanish verb "gustar" is used in a special way...its conjugation is a bit different from that of the other verbs

me gusta...i like it
te gusta...you like it
le gusta...s/he likes it
nos gusta...we like it
os gusta...you like it (plural)
les gusta...they like it

me, te, le, nos, os and les are indirect object pronouns (my is a possessive adjective and the equivalent spanish would be "mi")

If this seems confusing, here's an approach that might help: Instead of thinking of gustar as meaning "to like," it is both more accurate and makes more sense in the sentence structure to think of it as meaning "to be pleasing." When we say, "I like the it," the meaning is much the same as saying, "it is pleasing to me." Other similar verbs include encantar (me encanta), fascinar (me fascina), molestar (me molesta) and interesar (me interesa)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A cup of water=Un vaso de agua. (Taza is used more for: A cup of coffee=Una taza de cafe)

I like to eat: Me gusta comer

Answer 4

a cup of water = una taza de agua (normally you drink water from "a glass" = un vaso)

I like to eat = me gusta comer

Answer 5

Where did you find that, Bubbles ? Just out of curiosity.
I have never seen that before.
A cup of water in spanish it is said: "una taza de agua" y yes, it is "me gusta comer" . No, you cannot conjugate BOTH verbs. Only ONE

Answer 6

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Answer 7

cup of water = Taza de agua (not tusa de aqua)

I like to eat = Me gusta comer

It is not "me gusta como" because como means "HOW"
so if you say "me gusta como" is like saying in english "I like how"
which is not grammatically coorect in english nor spanish.

if you need any help inspanish please let me know, i gladly help you.

Answer 8

A cup of water: Una taza de agua
I like to eat: Tengo gusto de comer

Answer 9

un taza de agua and me gusta comer.

Answer 10

"Me gusta comER", in infinitive, just like in English you say "I like TO EAT". this happens with verbs like "querer", "esperar" and "pretender".