aburrido
/abuˈrido/
To say bored in Spanish, use aburrido.
aburrido describes someone who is suffering from boredom. To say you are very bored, use Estoy muy aburrido/a. or, stronger, Estoy tremendamente aburrido/a.
Meaning: suffering from boredom (adj)
Which one should you use?
With estar, aburrido means feeling bored right now. With ser, as in ser aburrido, it means the person is boring.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective agrees in gender with the person who is bored, so it is written aburrido/a to show both endings.
How do you pronounce it?
aburrido is pronounced /abuˈrido/, with a rolled r and the stress on the third syllable.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often say soy aburrido to mean I am bored, but it actually means I am a boring person. Use estar instead.
When do people say it?
To wish someone well before a dull wait, people may say ¡No te aburras mucho!, meaning don't get too bored.
Did you know?
- In certain Latin American regions, estoy aburrido can express that you are 'fed up' or 'annoyed' with a situation, rather than just having nothing to do.
- To express extreme boredom, Spanish speakers use the phrase muerto de aburrimiento, which means 'dead of boredom'.
- If you are exhausted from having too much of something, you might use hastiado instead of aburrido to describe a deeper level of boredom.
Examples in context
- Tom se ve aburrido.Tom looks bored.aburrido after se ve means looks bored.Tatoeba #1284314 by marcelostockle, translation #1024535 by CK
- Estaba aburrido y solo.I was bored and lonely.aburrido follows Estaba to describe how the speaker felt.Tatoeba #7777887 by alejandra__, translation #2682193 by Hybrid
- ¡Estoy en casa aburrido!I'm bored at home!aburrido comes after en casa to say bored at home.Tatoeba #1535394 by marcelostockle, translation #1477891 by AlanF_US
- 53 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are at a slow party.
- JavierEstoy muy aburrido en esta fiesta.I am very bored at this party.
- Lucía¿Tú también estás aburrida, Lucía?Are you bored too, Lucía?
- LucíaSí, no hay nada interesante aquí.Yes, there is nothing interesting here.
- JavierVámonos a casa entonces.Let's go home then.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bored” translations and entries aburrido, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
