The high-value patterns that get you talking.

• me gusta / me gustan + nounI like (singular / plural noun)Me gusta el café = I like coffee
• tener que + infinitiveto have to (do something) — obligationTengo que trabajar = I have to work
• querer + infinitiveto want to (do something)Quiero aprender = I want to learn
• poder + infinitiveto be able to / can (do something)¿Puedes ayudar? = Can you help?
• estar + gerundio (-ando / -iendo)to be doing — action happening right nowEstoy comiendo = I'm eating
• me gustaría + infinitiveI would like to (do something) — polite wishMe gustaría viajar = I'd like to travel
• hay que + infinitiveone must / it's necessary to — impersonal obligationHay que estudiar = One must study
• ir a + infinitivegoing to (do something) — near futureVoy a salir = I'm going to go out
• hace + time expression(time) agoHace dos años = Two years ago
• acabar de + infinitiveto have just (done something)Acabo de comer = I've just eaten
• demasiadotoo much / too manyEs demasiado caro = It's too expensive
• bastanteenough / quite (a lot)Tengo bastante tiempo = I have enough time
• mucho / mucha / muchos / muchasa lot / much / many (agrees with the noun)Hay mucha gente = There are a lot of people
• tambiénalso / too — agreeing with a positive statementYo también quiero ir = I want to go too
• tampoconeither / not either — agreeing with a negative statementYo tampoco lo sé = I don't know either
• me gustan + plural nounI like (plural noun) — verb agrees with the thing likedMe gustan los gatos = I like cats