10 verbs like gustar

1. encantar – to love /delight in

a mí me encanta cantar = I love to sing
a mí me encantan los veranos = I love summers

2. importar – to care / matter

a ti te importa la naturaleza = you care about nature
a ti te importan los animales = you care about animals

3. doler – to hurt
a él le duele la cabeza = His head hurts
a él le duelen los pies = His feet hurt
4. parecer – to seem
A ella le parece bien tu idea = It seems like a good idea to her
A ella le parecen interesantes las novelas históricas = She finds historical
novels interesting
5. tocar – to touch / to have to / deal with
A usted le toca siempre hacer los informes = You always have to make the
reports
A usted le tocan los trabajos más difíciles = You deal with the most difficult
works

6. interesar – to be interested
a nosotros nos interesa la política = We are interested in politics
a nosotros nos interesan los derechos humanos = We are interested in human
rights
7. quedar (bien o mal) – to fit/ suit / look (good or bad) on
a vosotros os queda bien ese sombrero = That hat suits you all well
a vosotros os quedan mal esas camisetas = Those shirts don’t look good on
you all
8. caer (bien o mal) – to fall / to like
a ellos les cae mal el nuevo profesor = They don’t like the new teacher
a ellos les caen bien sus nuevas compañeras = they like their new colleagues
9. faltar – to lack/be missing
A ellas les falta un mes para terminar la escuela = They only short one
month to finish school
A ellas les faltan muchas cosas por aprender = They still have to learn many
things (They lack many things to be learned)
10. molestar – to bother
A ustedes les molesta el ruido = The noise bothers you (formal)
A ustedes les molestan las personas maleducadas = Rude people bother you
(formal)