Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Por qué no te gustan estos zapatos?

In Spanish, the word for "this" (masculine) is este, but the plural "these" (masculine) changes to estos, not estes. Since zapatos (shoes) is a masculine plural noun, we must use estos to match it.

Why is the verb gustan instead of gusta? Aren't we talking about "you"?

The verb gustar actually works differently than the English "to like". It literally means "to be pleasing to". So in this sentence, the shoes (estos zapatos) are the ones doing the action of being pleasing! Since "shoes" is plural, the verb must also be plural (gustan).

Why do we use te instead of tú in this sentence?

Because gustar means "to be pleasing to", you aren't the subject doing the action—you are the one receiving the pleasure! We use the pronoun te to mean "to you". Tú is only used when "you" are the main subject doing the action.

Where does the word no have to go in a sentence like this?