Me gusta escuchar música en la noche.

I like to listen to music at night.

Breakdown of Me gusta escuchar música en la noche.

• yo: I
• la noche: the night
• en: at
• gustar: to like

Questions & Answers about Me gusta escuchar música en la noche.

Why do we say me gusta instead of something like yo gusto?

In Spanish, the verb gustar literally means to be pleasing, so the construction is reversed compared to English. Me gusta can be understood as it pleases me. The me is an indirect object pronoun, and the subject is whatever is pleasing (in this case, escuchar música).

Why do we use the infinitive form escuchar after me gusta?

Whenever another verb follows gustar, you keep it in the infinitive. Spanish uses the structure (indirect object) + gusta + infinitive to express that someone likes to do something. So we say me gusta escuchar (I like to listen), te gusta comer (you like to eat), etc.

What is the difference between escuchar and oír?

Escuchar means to listen and involves paying attention, while oír means to hear and simply refers to perceiving sound. If you want to emphasize the active action of listening, use escuchar.

Why do we say en la noche and not por la noche here?