| Term | Definition |
| gustar | to like, to be pleasing |
| encantar | to love, to be enjoyable |
| fascinar | to be fascinating |
| chocar | to hate, to dislike, to be unpleasant |
| A mí no me gusta bailar salsa. | I don't like to salsa dance. |
| A tí te encanta cantar. | You (informal) love to sing. |
| A él le gusta comer. | He likes to eat. |
| A ella le fascina correr. | Running fascinates her. |
| A ud. le encanta escribir. | You (formal) love to write. |
| A nosotros nos choca leer. | We hate to read. |
| A vosotros os fascina nadar. | You all (Spain) are fascinated by swimming. |
| A ellos les choca patinar. | They (masculine) hate to skate. |
| A ellas no les gusta trabajar. | They (feminine) don't like to work. |
| A ustedes les fascina jugar videojuegos. | You all (Latin America) like to play videogames. |
| bailar | to dance |
| cantar | to sing |
| comer | to eat |
| correr | to run |
| escribir | to write |
| leer | to read |
| patinar | to skate |
| trabajar | to work |
| jugar | to play |
| nadar | to swim |