to like

No me agrada que los desconocidos me traten de <<tu>>

I don't like it when strangers use the "tu" form with me

alcanzar(le) (a uno)

to have enough

A mi primo no le alcanzo la soga para amarrar la caja.

My cousin didn't have enough rope to tie the box

To create a good (bad) impression (on one), to like

La Sra. Jimenez me cae muy bien, pero su esposo me cae pesado

I like Mrs. Jimenez very much but I don't like her husband

Convenir(le) a uno

To suit one's interests, to be good for

A Ud. no le conviene cambiar de empleo ahora.

It is not good for you to change jobs now. 

To be hard (for one); to have a hard time + ing form

A Mauricio le cuesta mucho trabajo madrugar.

It is very hard for Maurice to get up early.

To feel sorry for

Al chico le daban lastima las dos viejitas pordioseras.

The boy felt sorry for the two old beggar women

To dislike

Me disgustan las personas que no son sinceras.

I dislike people who are not sincere.

To delight, to charm; to be delighted with

Puerto Rico me encanta.

I am delighted with Puerto Rico.

To be surprised

?No le extrana a Ud. que Juancho perdiera sus botas?

Aren't you suprised that Juancho lost his boots?

To delight, to charm, to fascinate; to be fascinated by

Me fascinan los cuentos de extraterrestres.

Stories of extraterrestrials delight me.

To need

?Cree Us. que a uno le hace falta dinero para ser feliz?

Do you think that one needs money to be happy?

To matter (to one); to mind

A nosotros no nos importa esperar, ?le importa a Ud.?

 We don't mind waiting, do you?

To interest (one); to be interested in

Al profesor Quevedo le interesan mucho los OVNIS

UFO's interest Professor Quevado a great deal.

To bother (one); to be bothered by

?Les molesta a Uds. que fume?

Does my smoking bother you?

To seem (to one)

A Paco no le parecio bien que no llamaras.

Your not calling him didn't seem right to Paco.

To worry; to be worried by

A los padres de Maria les preocupaba su conducta.

Maria's behavior worried her parents

To have left

?Cuanto dinero les queda a Uds.?

How much money do you have left?

To fit right (badly); to be (un) becoming; (to be too large, small) (for one)

A la clienta no le quedaba bien la falda.

The skirt didn't fit the customer right.

El rosado es el color que me queda mejor.

Pink is the most becoming color for me.

To be (turn out to be) pleasant (unpleasant, difficult, painful, easy, distressing, sad) (for one)

A algunos padres les resulta dificil castigar a sus hijos.

It is difficult for some parents to punish their children.

To have in excess, to have more than enough, to have left over

Hicimos tan rapido el trabajo, que nos sobro el tiempo.

We did the work so fast that we had more than enough time.

To be surprised

Al chico le sorprendio que el Hombre de Plata lo invitara a su nave.

The boy was surprised that the silver man invited him to his spacecraft.

To be (one's) turn; to win (a raffle, a lottery prize)

-?A quien le toca contestar ahora?

-A mi.

"Whose turn is it to answer now?

"Mine"

A la familia Solis le toco el premio gordo.

The Solis family won the grand prize in the lottery.

To make (one) + adjective *use direct object pronoun!

Esa cancion siempre la pone triste.

That song always makes her sad.

A ese hombre lo pone muy nervioso el montar en avion.

Flying makes that man very nervous