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• Whenever 'me agrada' is used, it is because we want to emphasize how good that thing makes us feel. Although it emphasizes that feeling of liking something, it is not a more or less powerful 'I like' than 'me gusta'. Thanks for contributing an answer to Spanish Language Stack Exchange!

• Moreover, gustar may have romantic connotations, while agradar never has anything to do with romantic love. This can be seen in the expression intentar agradar a alguien, meaning "deliberately trying to get someone to like you (without romantic implications)".

• This can be seen in the expression intentar agradar a alguien, meaning "deliberately trying to get someone to like you (without romantic implications)". I could give a friend a piece of advice by telling her: 'intenta agradar a tu jefe elogiando sus decisiones'.

6 Answers. As a native Spanish speaker, I use 'me agrada' when referring to pleasantness, as to convey a good sensation or emotion with no deeper emphasis, a bit more formal, so to speak. For example, 'Me agrada su perfume' conveys that I find someone's perfume pleasant in a polite, measured way. 'Me gusta su perfume' translates to...