A mí me gusta el fútbol (I like soccer): a + prepositional pronoun
Reminder: the verbs apetecer (to feel like, to fancy), interesar (to interest), importar (to matter), doler (to hurt), molestar (to annoy, to bother), caer bien/mal (to like/dislike), divertir (to entertain, to amuse), aburrir (to bore), fascinar (to fascinate), impresionar (to impress), asustar (to frighten, to scare), etc. follow the same structure as gustar (to like):
Indirect object pronoun + conjugated verb + noun/infinitive.
Me gusta el queso manchego.
I like Manchego cheese.
To add emphasis, we use a + prepositional pronoun/person's name before the indirect object pronoun.
A Betty le encanta jugar al bingo.
Betty loves to play bingo.
A ella le duele la cabeza.
She has a headache, Her head hurts.
Both the prepositional pronoun and the name match the indirect object.
A mí me gusta el café.
I like coffee.
A Carolina le aburre el teatro.
Carolina finds theater boring, Theater bores Carolina.
After the preposition a, the pronoun yo changes to mí, and tú to ti.
A mí me gusta la comida de este restaurante ¿y a ti?
I like the food in this restaurant – do you?
Note: we can never put a before a subject (the person performing the action) – in other words, we can't use it with verbs that don't follow this structure.
Rodrigo canta.
Rodrigo sings.
A Rodrigo le gusta cantar.
Rodrigo likes to sing.
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