{"id":5907,"date":"2012-11-13T03:48:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2012-11-13T03:48:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:48:23","slug":"intermediate-spanish-lesson-42-expressing-annoyance-and-indignation-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/intermediate-spanish-lesson-42-expressing-annoyance-and-indignation-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Spanish Lesson 42 Expressing annoyance and indignation in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intermediate Spanish Lesson 42 Annoyance and indignation in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Go50Vie_wc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this intermediate Spanish lesson we will look at various ways to express annoyance and indignation in Spanish with useful structures such as Me molesta, Me fastidia, and Me alucina.<\/p>\n<p>We will see how to say in Spanish that something annoys you, how to say in Spanish that you are completely fed up or wound up by something, how to use derogatory demonstratives and the present tense when you are indignant and referring to things in the past, how to add something negative to previous negative information, how to react with indignant astonishment when faced with an unexpected situation, how to reject an explanation that is being given and show indifference, and how to conclude by interrupting the other person.<\/p>\n<p>Verb + que + subjuntivo:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me molesta: It annoys me (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me parece incre\u00edble \/ pat\u00e9tico \/ indignante: I find it incredible \/ pathetic \/ outrageous (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me fastidia: It annoys me (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me da rabia: It annoys me (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me alucina: It annoys me (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me repatea: It annoys me (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me jode: It annoys me (vulgar)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me cabrea: It annoys me (vulgar)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me saca de quicio: It annoys me<br \/>\n\u2022 Me saca de mis casillas: It annoys me<br \/>\n\u2022 Me trae de cabeza: It annoys me<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Estoy harto\/a (de que+subj): I am fed up\/I am wound up<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy harto de tu actitud: I am fed up of your attitude<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy harto de que no me escuches: I am fed up of you not listening to me<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Estoy de los nervios (de que + subj): I am fed up\/I am wound up<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy hasta las narices\/el gorro\/el mo\u00f1o\/la coronilla: I am fed up\/I am wound up<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy que trino\/muerdo: I am fed up\/I am wound up<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy que echo chispas: I am fed up\/I am wound up<br \/>\n\u2022 Estoy hasta los huevos\/los mism\u00edsimos: I am fed up\/I am wound up (vulgar)<\/p>\n<p>Demostrativos pospuestos despectivos: Derogatory demonstratives:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 El t\u00edo ese: That \u2013 That guy<br \/>\n\u2022 La t\u00eda esa: That \u2013 That girl<\/p>\n<p>Use of the Spanish present tense when we are indignant:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfSabes lo que me pas\u00f3 ayer? Pues mira, estoy en la cola de la discoteca y no me dejan entrar porque llevo zapatillas: Do you know what happened to me yesterday? Well, I am in the queue of the disco and they don\u00b4t let me go in because I am wearing trainers<\/p>\n<p>Substituing \u201cdecir\u201d for more colloquial verbs that are always in the Spanish present tense, although we are referring to the past:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Y va el t\u00edo\/la t\u00eda y me suelta que\u2026: And the guy says to me\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Y me sale con que\u2026: And the guy says to me\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Y me salta con que\u2026: And the guy says to me\u2026<\/p>\n<p>To add something negative to previous negative information:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Y encima,&#8230;: And on top of that\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Y para colmo\u2026: And on top of that\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Y para m\u00e1s inri\u2026: And on top of that\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Y para acabarlo de rematar\u2026: And on top of that\u2026<\/p>\n<p>To react with indignant astonishment facing an unexpected situation:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yo flipo \/ alucino: I cannot believe it (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me qued\u00e9 a cuadros \/ de piedra: I couldn\u00b4t believe it<br \/>\n\u2022 Casi me da algo: I nearly fainted<br \/>\n\u2022 Casi me da un ataque \/ un infarto: I nearly had a heart attack<\/p>\n<p>To reject an explanation that is being given and show indifference:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me importa un pimiento \/ un r\u00e1bano \/ un pito: I don\u00b4t care \/ I couldn\u2019t care less (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me da igual: I don\u00b4t care \/ I couldn\u2019t care less (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Por m\u00ed, como si + indicativo: I don\u00b4t care if \u2026 \/ I couldn\u2019t care less if \u2026 (colloquial)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me la refanfinfla \/ me la suda \/ me la trae floja: I don\u00b4t care \/ I couldn\u2019t care less (vulgar)<\/p>\n<p>To conclude, interrupting the other person:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Vamos, ya lo que me faltaba (por oir): That is just what I needed to hear (ironic)<br \/>\n\u2022 Ya est\u00e1 bien: That\u2019s enough<br \/>\n\u2022 Ya he o\u00eddo suficiente: I have heard enough<br \/>\n\u2022 Muchas gracias: Thank you very much (ironic)<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s Spanish lesson we have seen examples of formal and colloquial Spanish, even some vulgar Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>I would never wish to encourage people to talk in a vulgar or impolite fashion, but the fact is that people do and it is worth learning Spanish expressions and phrases such as the ones found here so that you can follow every conversation and get things off your chest if you need to.<\/p>\n<p>I hope very much that you are feeling more confident with your command of the Spanish language and, above all, enjoying your Spanish studies.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great day and see you soon!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Que tengais un buen dia y nos vemos pronto!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. 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