Preference
¡Me gusta Duolingo!
In English, we say I like chocolate, but in Spanish you'd say something more like To me chocolate is pleasing.
Me gusta el chocolate.
I like chocolate.
¿Te gusta nadar en la piscina?
Do you like swimming in the pool?
La bicicleta de Matthew
In English, we say Matthew's bicycle to show that the bicycle belongs to Matthew. But in Spanish, you'd say la bicicleta de Matthew, which literally means the bicycle of Matthew.
La bicicleta de Matthew es roja.
Matthew's bicycle is red.
El vestido de Sandra es muy elegante.
Sandra's dress is very elegant.