Learn Spanish (Latin America): Me gustan mucho las galletas.

The verb gustar works differently than the English verb to like. It actually means to be pleasing to. Because las galletas (the cookies) is a plural noun, the verb has to be plural too (gustan). The sentence literally translates to: The cookies are very pleasing to me.

Why do we need las before galletas? The English translation doesn't include the word the.

In Spanish, when you talk about things in general, like your overall love for cookies, you must include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). Because galletas is feminine and plural, we use las.

Why does mucho go right after gustan instead of at the end of the sentence?

In English, we usually put a lot at the end of the sentence. In Spanish, words that describe the verb usually go directly after the action they modify. Therefore, mucho goes right after gustan.

Why doesn't mucho change to muchas to match the feminine, plural galletas?