Me gusta beber té caliente cuando hace frío.

I like to drink hot tea when it's cold.

Breakdown of Me gusta beber té caliente cuando hace frío.

• yo: I
• beber: to drink
• gustar: to like
• cuando: when
• hacer: to do
• frío: cold
• caliente: hot
• el té: the tea

Questions & Answers about Me gusta beber té caliente cuando hace frío.

Why do we say Me gusta instead of Yo gusto?

In Spanish, gustar is structured differently than the English verb to like. Literally, Me gusta translates to It pleases me. The subject of the sentence is not I but rather the thing that is pleasing (el té caliente). Therefore, we say Me gusta (it pleases me) rather than Yo gusto (I please).

Why is it beber té caliente and not beber caliente té?

In Spanish, adjectives typically come after the noun they describe. Hence we say té caliente (literally tea hot) rather than *caliente té. It’s the normal syntactic order in Spanish: noun + adjective.

Why do we use hace frío instead of está frío?

When talking about the weather, Spanish commonly uses hace (makes/does) for expressions like hace frío (it’s cold), hace calor (it’s hot), and hace viento (it’s windy). The verb estar (to be) can describe temporary states of being, but weather expressions in Spanish rely on hacer for describing conditions like heat, cold, or wind.

Do we need an article before té?

In this case, no. Té is being referred to in a general sense (hot tea in general), so we don’t need an article. If you were talking about a specific tea, you could use el té. However, with general statements about drinks or foods, Spanish often omits the article.

Is Me gusta beber té caliente cuando hace frío a common way to say I like to drink hot tea when it’s cold?

Yes, it’s completely natural and commonly used in Spain (and throughout the Spanish-speaking world). You can also say A mí me gusta beber té caliente cuando hace frío for extra emphasis on me, but the shorter version is more than fine in daily conversation.