En clase de filosofía, nos gusta debatir con respeto y escuchar opiniones distintas.

En clase de filosofía is a very natural way to say in philosophy class or during philosophy class.

In Spanish, en clase often works without la when you mean the general classroom setting or class time:

• En clase hablamos español. = In class we speak Spanish.
• En clase de historia... = In history class...

If you say en la clase de filosofía, it can sound more like you are referring to a specific philosophy class, depending on the context. Both can be correct, but en clase de filosofía is the more general and natural phrasing here.

Literally, nos gusta means something like it is pleasing to us.

Spanish uses gustar differently from English to like:

• nos = to us
• gusta = is pleasing

So:

• Nos gusta debatir = We like debating / literally Debating is pleasing to us

You do not say gustamos for we like in this structure. Gustar works with an indirect object pronoun such as:

• me gusta = I like
• te gusta = you like
• le gusta = he/she likes
• nos gusta = we like
• os gusta = you all like
• les gusta = they like

Because the thing being liked is the action debatir con respeto y escuchar opiniones distintas, and that whole action is treated as singular.

After gustar, the verb agrees with the thing that is pleasing:

• Nos gusta debatir. → one activity, so gusta
• Nos gustan los libros. → plural noun, so gustan

Even though there are two infinitives here, debatir and escuchar, they are understood together as a general combined activity, so gusta is normal.

Nos is an indirect object pronoun meaning to us.

In nos gusta debatir..., it tells you who likes the activity:

• Me gusta = I like
• Te gusta = you like
• Nos gusta = we like

So nos does not mean we in the subject sense. It means to us, which is how Spanish normally builds sentences with gustar.

They are in the infinitive because, after gustar, Spanish often uses the infinitive to talk about activities in a general way.

Examples:

• Me gusta leer. = I like reading.
• Nos gusta viajar. = We like travelling.
• Les gusta escuchar música. = They like listening to music.

So:

• nos gusta debatir = we like debating
• y escuchar opiniones distintas = and listening to different opinions

This is very common in Spanish.

Because Spanish can avoid repeating it when the same structure clearly continues.

So:

• Nos gusta debatir con respeto y escuchar opiniones distintas

means:

• We like debating respectfully and listening to different opinions

You could repeat it for emphasis or clarity in some contexts:

• Nos gusta debatir con respeto y nos gusta escuchar opiniones distintas

But that sounds more repetitive. The original sentence is more natural.

Con respeto means with respect or respectfully.

It describes how they debate:

• debatir con respeto = to debate respectfully

Spanish often uses con + noun where English might prefer an adverb:

• Habla con calma. = Speak calmly.
• Trabaja con cuidado. = Work carefully.
• Debatir con respeto = Debate respectfully

So it is a very natural Spanish way to express manner.

In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun:

• opiniones distintas = different opinions

That is the normal order. Putting the adjective before the noun is sometimes possible, but it can change the emphasis or sound more literary or stylistic.

For learners, the safest pattern is:

• noun + adjective
• opiniones distintas
• libro interesante
• clase difícil

Very often, yes. In this sentence, opiniones distintas and opiniones diferentes would both mean different opinions.

There can sometimes be slight nuance depending on context, but here they are basically interchangeable.

• opiniones distintas = differing opinions / different opinions
• opiniones diferentes = different opinions

Distintas is very natural here and often feels a bit like varied or not the same.

Because opiniones is a feminine plural noun, so the adjective must agree with it:

• opinión = singular feminine
• opiniones = plural feminine

Therefore:

• opiniones distintas

Agreement in Spanish usually works like this:

• masculine singular: distinto
• feminine singular: distinta
• masculine plural: distintos
• feminine plural: distintas

De filosofía is a prepositional phrase that tells you what kind of class it is.

• clase = class
• de filosofía = of philosophy / philosophy

So clase de filosofía means philosophy class.

This is a very common pattern in Spanish:

• clase de matemáticas = maths class
• libro de historia = history book
• profesor de español = Spanish teacher

Spanish often uses de where English uses a noun directly as an adjective.

Yes. The sentence does not explicitly say nosotros, but it is understood from nos gusta.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed:

• Nos gusta debatir... = We like debating...

You could say A nosotros nos gusta debatir... if you wanted extra emphasis, but normally just nos gusta is enough.

Yes, depending on context, escuchar can cover both to listen to and sometimes the idea of hearing attentively.

In this sentence, the best natural translation is probably:

• to listen to different opinions

because it suggests active, respectful listening, which fits the classroom and discussion context very well.

If Spanish wanted to focus more on simply receiving sound rather than active listening, oír might be used, but escuchar is the better choice here.