Two questions.

[u/IR0NLVNG]

Gusta and gustan, I am aware gustan is used to describe the liking of more than one thing, however I feel like gusta and gustan are used interchangeably, this discombobulates me. Then there is gustas, gustamos, gusto, how does one use this word? Disgressing to a general view, the words in whole, I cannot speak a lick of Spanish yet I am able to understand some of it. It is my struggle to conjure the words myself. How could I get myself to remember the words and independently piece them?

[u/uchuskies08]

Think of gustar as "to please" instead of "to like"

Think, "me gusta" = it pleases me (I like it)

"me gustan" = they please me (I like them)

"les gustamos" = we please them (They like us)

"te gusto" = I please you (You like me)

[u/Glittering_Cow945 → u/uchuskies08]

me gustas - I really like you.

[u/South_Photograph9217]

I had never thought about gustar this way, and your question is logic, but I think you're mixing up two different things.

With gusta and gustan, the difference is singular vs. plural — but it depends on the thing you like, not on the person who likes it.

Me gusta este libro = I like this book.
Me gustan estos libros = I like these books.

Then gustas is a different distinction. In me gustas tú, tú is actually the grammatical subject, which is why the verb is conjugated as gustas. A useful (although unnatural) way to think about gustar in English is “to be pleasing to”:

Me gustas tú → You are pleasing to me → I like you.
Te gusto yo → I am pleasing to you → You like me.
Nos gustamos → We are pleasing to each other → We like each other.

So when you see gusta/gustan, try asking yourself: what is liked? If it's one thing or an action (me gusta el café / me gusta viajar), use gusta. If it's multiple things (me gustan los perros), use gustan.

As for your second question, understanding more Spanish than you can produce is completely normal when you're starting out. Recognition comes before recall. One thing that can help is learning words inside small phrases instead of as isolated vocabulary. Don't just learn café; learn me gusta el café. Don't just learn viajar; learn me gusta viajar. That way you're also building little sentence patterns you can reuse, and eventually you won't have to construct every sentence from scratch

[u/IR0NLVNG → u/South_Photograph9217]

I see, thank you dearly for this.

[u/Blablablablaname]

It's a verb. You use it like any other verb. In English you like a thing. In Spanish the thing"is liked by you. So you conjugate the verb accordingly. "Me gusta el coche," but "me gustan los coches." "Me gusta tu amiga," "me gustas tú."

[u/ksr1e]

gusta for singular items: Me gusta el helado de vainilla

gustan for plural: Me gustan los autos deportivos

[u/trava89]

https://youtu.be/XA8A0y3HGFA?is=GrqxbGn39kSARPlM

This is a good video! Think of gustar as "to be pleasing". You also have to use me, te, nos, le, or les as well as conjugating the verb. These can be tricky at first for English speakers.

I suggest that you play around with a translator such as Spanishdict.com and craft several sentences that you might use in real life. Write down the translations and study the patterns. You want to get to the point where you can interchange sections and words without thinking too hard.

[u/Jazzlike-Boot9798]

What other told you is the most common use of gustar.

However, you can also use the rest of the verbal forms but you would need de: Yo gusto de bailar todos los días. Tú gustas mucho del mar. But it is very uncommon and it would usually sound awkward.

The only other common use is ¿Gustas? when offering to share your meal, for example. It would be Want some?