Love-Spanish.com: Do You Like Playing Tennis?

Monday 23 December 2013

Do You Like Playing Tennis?

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague. You are talking about the things each one of you like. At some point the other person says to you something like: "do you like playing tennis?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿Te gusta jugar a tenis?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:

¿Le gusta jugar a tenis?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to say whether or not you like playing tennis. A yes/no answer may be strictly sufficient. However, with little effort, your answer could be a lot more informative.

Here are some examples of how you could reply:

Sí, me gusta jugar a tenis (yes, I like playing tennis);
Sí, me gusta bastante jugar a tenis (yes, I quite like playing tennis);
Sí, me gusta mucho jugar a tenis (yes, I like playing tennis very much);
No, me gusta muy poco jugar a tenis (no, I don't like playing tennis very much);
No, no me gusta jugar a tenis (no, I don't like playing tennis);
No, no me gusta mucho jugar a tenis (no, I don't like playing tennis very much);
No, no me gusta nada jugar a tenis (no, I don't like playing tennis at all);