qué asco
/ke asko/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "how disgusting" is qué asco.
You use qué asco to express strong revulsion or a deep dislike for something. This can be a physical reaction to something smelly or dirty, or it can be used figuratively to express disgust toward someone's behavior.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of qué, meaning "what" or "how" and asco, meaning "disgust" or "revolt".
Which one should you use?
You may also encounter Qué asqueroso to mean "how disgusting".
Did you know?
- The word asco may be a distant relative of the English word 'scar' or 'scurf'. One theory suggests it traces back to a Greek word for a 'scab', linking the feeling of disgust to a physical skin irritation.
- In Spanish, the phrase dar asco suggests that the disgusting object is actively 'giving' the feeling of revulsion to the person seeing it.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying qué asco is often accompanied by a gesture of sticking out the tongue or wrinkling the nose to emphasize the physical sensation.
Examples in context
- ¡Qué asco!How disgusting!This example shows how to use the exclamation qué asco.Tatoeba #1339952 by hayastan, translation #3399992 by CK
- Qué asco me dio ver esa escena tan repulsiva en la película.How disgusting it was to see that repulsive scene in the movie.
- El sabor de ese plato me produce una enorme repugnancia.The taste of that dish disgusts me immensely.
- ¡Qué asquerosa es esa comida!How disgusting that food is!
- En España, a veces se emplea la expresión "qué asquete" para mostrar desagrado o asco.In Spain, sometimes the expression 'qué asquete' is used to show dislike or disgust.
- ¡Qué asco el olor de esa basura!How disgusting the smell of that trash is!
- ¡Qué asco me da esa comida!That food is so disgusting to me!
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are looking at a messy kitchen sink.
- ElenaMira los platos sucios, ¡qué asco!Look at the dirty dishes, how disgusting!
- MateoTienes razón, Elena. Está fatal.You are right, Elena. It is terrible.
- ElenaNo quiero tocar nada ahí.I don't want to touch anything there.
- MateoYo limpio todo, no te preocupes.I will clean everything, don't worry.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries asco, qué, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
