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Me gustan los cuentos cortos.

Me gustan los cuentos cortos.
I like short stories.
From Lesson 48:Plural likes (me gustan)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me gustan los cuentos cortos.

Why does the verb end in an "-n" here (gustan)?
In Spanish, the verb gustar actually means "to be pleasing to". You use gustan instead of gusta because the things that are pleasing to you are plural: the short stories (los cuentos cortos). Think of it as saying "The short stories are pleasing to me."
Does Me mean "I" in this sentence?
Not exactly! Because gustar works backward compared to English, Me actually means "to me". The stories are the real subject of the sentence, doing the action of being pleasing to you.
Why do we need los? The English translation doesn't say "I like the short stories".
In English, we usually skip the word "the" when talking about things we like in general. In Spanish, however, you must always include the definite article (el, la, los, or las) before the noun when talking about your general likes and dislikes.
Why is cortos after cuentos, and why does it end in -os?
In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) almost always come after the thing they describe. So, "short stories" becomes cuentos cortos. Also, because cuentos is a masculine plural word, the adjective must match it by ending in -os.

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