{"id":11475,"date":"2020-11-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/?p=11475"},"modified":"2022-08-23T06:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:40:38","slug":"surprise-indifference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/surprise-indifference\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Express Surprise, Indifference, and Disbelief"},"content":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s blog post is about how to express three different states in Spanish: surprise, indifference, and disbelief. We\u2019ll be looking at them one by one!<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nHow to Express Surprise in Spanish<\/h2>\n
There are several ways to express surprise in Spanish. One is to make use of the tone of your voice when speaking, and using exclamation points when writing.<\/p>\n
As well as this, we\u2019ve compiled a list of set phrases for you to use!<\/p>\n
\n- \u00a1Vaya!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| \u00a1Vaya! <\/i><\/td> | Wow!\/Woah!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n\t| \u00a1Vaya! Qu\u00e9 guapo est\u00e1s.<\/i><\/td> | Wow, you look so handsome!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- \u00a1Ay!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| \u00a1Ay!<\/i><\/td> | Ah!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| \u00a1Ay, caramba!<\/i><\/td> | Oh, boy!\/Oh, for goodness\u2019 sake!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| \u00a1Ay, se me cay\u00f3 el m\u00f3vil!<\/i><\/td> | Ah, I dropped my phone!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- \u00a1Madre m\u00eda!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| \u00a1Madre m\u00eda!<\/i><\/td> | Oh, my!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Madre m\u00eda. \u00bfHas visto la lluvia?<\/i><\/td> | Oh, my. Have you seen the rain?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- \u00a1No me digas!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| \u00a1No me digas!<\/i><\/td> | No way!\/Shut up!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Gary se olvid\u00f3 de ir a su propia boda.
\n\u2014\u00a1No me digas!<\/i><\/td> | \u201cGary forgot to go to his own wedding.\u201d
\n\u201cShut up!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Me sorprende que \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Me sorprende que \u2026 <\/i>+ subjunctive<\/td> | It surprises me that \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Me sorprende que tu novio tenga tatuajes.<\/i><\/td> | It surprises me that your boyfriend has tattoos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Me sorprende que t\u00fa est\u00e9s tan bien informado en cuanto a la pol\u00edtica.<\/i><\/td> | I\u2019m surprised you\u2019re so well-informed in terms of politics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No sab\u00eda que \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No sab\u00eda que \u2026<\/i><\/td> | I didn\u2019t know that \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| \u00a1No sab\u00eda que vendr\u00edas hoy!<\/i><\/td> | I didn\u2019t know you were coming today!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No sab\u00edamos que pod\u00edamos votar.<\/i><\/td> | We didn\u2019t know that we could vote.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\nHow to Express Indifference in Spanish<\/h2>\nIndifference is when we just don’t care. We\u2019re not interested. We\u2019re in a state of \u201cmeh.\u201d<\/p>\n \n- Vale<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Vale.<\/i><\/td> | Okay.\/Fine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Quiero que sepas que no te perdono.
\n\u2014Vale.<\/i><\/td> | \"I want you to know that I don't forgive you.\"
\n\"Okay.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Est\u00e1 bien<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Est\u00e1 bien.<\/i><\/td> | Okay.\/Good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Voy a llegar tarde.
\n\u2014Est\u00e1 bien.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cI\u2019m going to arrive late.\u201d
\n\u201cOkay.\/Fine.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Me da igual<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Me da igual.<\/i><\/td> | It makes no difference to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014\u00bfQu\u00e9 quieres hacer para celebrar tu cumplea\u00f1os?
\n\u2014Me da igual.<\/i><\/td> | \"What do you want to do to celebrate your birthday?\"
\n\"It makes no difference to me.\/It doesn't matter to me.\/I don't care.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Me da lo mismo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Me da lo mismo.<\/i><\/td> | It makes no difference to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Juan no viene a tu fiesta. \u00bfEst\u00e1s triste?
\n\u2014No. Me da lo mismo.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cJuan isn\u2019t coming to your party. Are you sad?\u201d
\n\u201cNo. It makes no difference to me.\/I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No me interesa \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No me interesa \u2026<\/i><\/td> | \u2026 doesn\u2019t interest me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No me interesa.<\/i><\/td> | It doesn\u2019t interest me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No me interesan los debates pol\u00edticos.<\/i><\/td> | Political debates don\u2019t interest me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no sales con Jes\u00fas?
\n\u2014Pues porque no me interesa.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cWhy don\u2019t you go out with Jes\u00fas?\u201d
\n\u201cHe just doesn\u2019t interest me.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No me importa \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No me importa ...<\/i><\/td> | \u2026 doesn\u2019t matter to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No me importa.<\/i><\/td> | I don\u2019t mind.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No me importa lo de Don y Mel.<\/i><\/td> | That stuff with Don and Mel doesn\u2019t matter to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014\u00bfA d\u00f3nde quieres ir?
\n\u2014No me importa.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cWhere do you want to go?\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t mind.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Me importa …<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The following all mean \u201cI could care less\u201d (or, outside the US, \u201cI couldn\u2019t care less\u201d), but have some interesting literal meanings! Check them out.<\/p>\n\n \n\n\n\t| Me importa un pepino.<\/i><\/td> | It matters a cucumber to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Me importa un comino.<\/i><\/td> | It matters a cumin plant to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Me importa un bledo.<\/i><\/td> | It matters a jot to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Explicit: Me importa un carajo.<\/i><\/td> | I don\u2019t give a sh*t.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No tengo ni la m\u00e1s remota idea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No tengo ni la m\u00e1s remota idea.<\/i><\/td> | I have absolutely no idea.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014\u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 mi mochila?
\n\u2014No tengo ni la m\u00e1s remota idea.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cWhere is my rucksack?\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t have the faintest clue.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No estoy ni a favor de ni en contra de \u2026 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No estoy ni a favor de ni en contra de \u2026 <\/i><\/td> | I\u2019m neither for nor against \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No estoy ni a favor de ni en contra de la monarqu\u00eda. Me da igual.<\/i><\/td> | I\u2019m neither for nor against the monarchy. It doesn\u2019t make a difference to me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No me meto en \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No me meto en \u2026<\/i><\/td> | I don\u2019t get involved in \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No me meto en cosas pol\u00edticas.<\/i><\/td> | I don\u2019t get involved with political things.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\nHow to Express Disbelief in Spanish<\/h2>\nSome of the ways of expressing disbelief overlap with expressing surprise. Remember your exclamation points, and the power of tone of voice!<\/p>\n \n- \u00a1No me digas!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- No te creo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No te creo.<\/i><\/td> | I don\u2019t believe you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014He dejado de fumar.
\n\u2014No te creo.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cI\u2019ve quit smoking.\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t believe you.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No me lo puedo creer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| \u00a1No me lo puedo creer!<\/i><\/td> | I can\u2019t believe it!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Fran gan\u00f3 la carrera.
\n\u2014\u00a1No me lo puedo creer!<\/i><\/td> | \u201cFran won the race.\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t believe it!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Dudo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Lo dudo.<\/i><\/td> | I doubt it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Dudo que \u2026<\/i> + subjunctive<\/td> | I doubt that \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Dudo que Graham llegue a tiempo.
\n\u2014Yo tambi\u00e9n lo dudo.<\/i><\/td> | \u201cI doubt Graham will arrive on time.\u201d
\n\u201cI doubt it, too.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Me cuesta creer que \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Me cuesta creer que \u2026 <\/i>+ subjunctive<\/td> | I find it hard to believe that \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Me cuesta creer que tu partido pueda ganar m\u00e1s votos que el m\u00edo.<\/i><\/td> | I find it hard to believe that your party can win more votes than mine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No es verdad que \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No es verdad que \u2026 + subjunctive<\/i><\/td> | It's not true that ...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No es verdad que la vida sea f\u00e1cil.<\/i><\/td> | It's not true that life is easy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No puede ser (que \u2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No puede ser.<\/i><\/td> | It can't be.\/It can't be possible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No puede ser que \u2026 + subjunctive.<\/i><\/td> | It can't be true that ...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Se\u00f1ora, su perro ha muerto. Lo siento.
\n\u2014\u00a1No puede ser! No puede ser que haya muerto tan joven.<\/i><\/td> | \"Ma'am, your dog is dead. I'm sorry.\"
\n\"It can't be true! He can't have died so young.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- No es posible (que \u2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| No es posible.<\/i><\/td> | It's not possible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No es posible que \u2026 + subjunctive<\/i><\/td> | It's not possible that ...<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Quiero devolver esta chaqueta pero no tengo el recibo.
\n\u2014Perdone, pero sin el recibo, no es posible.<\/i><\/td> | \"I want to return this jacket but I don't have the receipt.\"
\n\"Sorry, but without the receipt, it's not possible.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No es posible que estornudes con los ojos abiertos.<\/i><\/td> | It's not possible for you to sneeze with your eyes open.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Mentira<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Una mentira<\/i><\/td> | A lie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014No fui yo quien rompi\u00f3 el ordenador.
\n\u2014Eso es una mentira.<\/i><\/td> | \"It wasn't me who broke the computer.\"
\n\"That's a lie!\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t\u2014Ya te di el dinero.
\n\u2014\u00a1Mentira!<\/i><\/td> | \"I already gave you the money.\"
\n\"Lies!\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Mentiroso\/a<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Mentiroso\/a<\/i><\/td> | Liar\/Deceitful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Yo creo que Howie es un narcisista mentiroso.<\/i><\/td> | I think Howie is a deceitful narcissist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\tCarlitos: Mam\u00e1, \u00a1Pepe me peg\u00f3!
\nPepe: \u00a1Mentiroso!<\/i><\/td> | Carlitos: \u201cMommy, Pepe hit me!\u201d
\nPepe: \u201cLiar!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Tonter\u00eda\/sandez<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Una tonter\u00eda\/una sandez<\/i><\/td> | A nonsense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No digas tonter\u00edas.<\/i><\/td> | Don\u2019t talk rubbish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| No digas sandeces.<\/i><\/td> | Don\u2019t talk rubbish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n- Es una ilusi\u00f3n creer que \u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n\n\n\t| Es una ilusi\u00f3n creer que \u2026 <\/i>+ subjunctive<\/td> | It\u2019s a delusion to believe that \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n\t| Es una ilusi\u00f3n creer que podamos terminar el proyecto a tiempo.<\/i><\/td> | It\u2019s a delusion to believe that we can finish the project on time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\nThere you have it!<\/h3>\nWe hope you\u2019ve enjoyed this article on ways to express surprise for when you\u2019re hit with something you weren\u2019t expecting; indifference, for when you kind of just don\u2019t care; and disbelief, for when something doesn\u2019t sound plausible.<\/p>\n Have fun practicing with these!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today\u2019s blog post is about how to express three different states in Spanish: surprise, indifference, and disbelief. We\u2019ll be looking at them one by one! How to Express Surprise in Spanish There are several ways to express surprise in Spanish. One is to make use of the tone of your voice when speaking, and using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |