Estoy aburrido
/estoi aburido/from spelling rules
To say 'I'm bored' in Spanish, use Estoy aburrido.
The phrase is used to express the feeling of being bored. If you want to say you are bored with or of a specific thing, use the preposition de after the adjective, such as in estoy aburrido/a de…
Which one should you use?
It is important to use the verb estar (Estoy) rather than ser (Soy). If you say Soy aburrido, you are saying 'I am a boring person' rather than expressing that you feel bored.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and various Latin American countries, the colloquial expression Qué rollo. is used to mean 'How boring'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must change to the feminine form aburrida if the speaker is female.
Did you know?
- Spanish has the phrase aburrirse como una ostra, which translates to 'to be as bored as an oyster'.
- The phrase Qué rollo used in Mexico literally translates to 'What a roll' or 'What a spool', referring to a long, tedious piece of film or paper.
- If you are extremely bored, you might use the phrase me aburro mortalmente, which literally means 'I am boring myself mortally'.
Examples in context
- Estoy aburrido de Boston.I'm bored with Boston.This sentence shows how to express being bored with a specific location using Estoy aburrido.Tatoeba #5752625 by arh, translation #2547228 by CK
- Estoy aburrido, también.I'm bored, too.This sentence demonstrates how to say you are also bored using Estoy aburrido.Tatoeba #4697374 by ecorralest101, translation #2549641 by CK
- Estoy aburrido y no tengo nada que hacer.I'm bored and I have nothing to do.This sentence shows how to express being bored when you have nothing to do using Estoy aburrido.Tatoeba #1398009 by darinmex, translation #1178285 by treskro3
- Estoy aburrido/a. No tengo nada interesante que hacer.I'm bored. I have nothing interesting to do.
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Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are waiting for a late bus.
- ElenaEstoy aburrido, Daniel. ¿Hacemos algo?I'm bored, Daniel. Shall we do something?
- DanielNo sé, no hay nada aquí.I don't know, there is nothing here.
- ElenaPodemos jugar un juego en el móvil.We can play a game on the phone.
- DanielVale, suena como una buena idea.Okay, that sounds like a good idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
