Verbs of Feelings

Several verbs in Spanish that express feelings (pleasure, pain, etc.) have different word order than in English. These verbs have the same construction as gustar (#35): Indirect object + verb + subject. Me, te, le, nos, os, les are the indirect object pronouns. The verb is conjugated in third person singular or plural because it agrees with the subject, not the indirect object.

gustar	to like	dar asco	to hate
apetecer	to feel like	dar miedo	to scare
encantar	to adore	dar lástima	to trouble
dar ganas	to feel like	doler	to hurt

Te apetece salir. You feel like going out.
Le duelen los dientes. His teeth hurt.
Les da miedo la película. The film scares them.

You can also add a mí, a ti, a él, a ella, a usted, a nosotros/-as, a vosotros/-as, a ellos, a ellas, or a ustedes before the indirect object for emphasis.

A mí me gusta el fútbol. Me, I like soccer.

Aspects of Action

To express an action that is planned (going to happen): ir a + infinitive. Voy a acostarme. I'm going to go to bed.
To express an action that is just about to happen: estar a punto de + infinitive or estar para + infinitive. El avión está para aterrizar. The plane is about to land.
To express an action that repeats: volver a + infinitive. Vuelve a escribir su nombre. You write your name again.
To express an action that has just happened: acabar de + infinitive. Acabo de llegar. I just arrived.

Colloquial Expressions

la pandilla	group of friends	¡qué pasada!	that's awesome!
el colega / el socio	friend	¡qué rollo!	it's boring!
el profe	teacher	¡chulo! ¡chula!	great!
el cole	middle school	ser un lince	to be very clever
un(a) chaval(a)	guy/girl	llevarse un chasco	to be disappointed
un tío	guy	estar hasta la gorra	to be fed up
un ligue	flirt	ligar	to flirt
un empollón	hard-worker	estar hecho papilla	to be sad
un cabeza de chorlito	scatterbrain	estar hecho polvo	to be tired
un cabeza cuadrada	stubborn	estar mal del coco	to be crazy
un cara de mala leche	mean look/face	estar harto	to be fed up

Exclamations

Exclamatory phrases, which express what a or how, begin with qué, cuánto, and cómo. Qué can be followed by a noun or an adjective. Sometimes tan or más are also used with the adjective to emphasize a defect or a quality. ¡Qué mujer! What a woman! ¡Qué familia tan unida! What a united family!

Cuánto expresses quantity, and agrees in gender and number with the adjective that follows. It can also be followed by a verb, in which case there is no agreement. Furthermore, lo que can replace cuánto when a verb follows. ¡Cuánta comida! How much food! / There's a lot of food! ¡Cuánto comes! How you eat! / You eat a lot!

Cómo expresses the manner in which something is done. It can only be followed by a verb. ¡Cómo baila! How he dances! / He dances well!