cállate, eres pesado
The phrase 'shut up, you're annoying' in Spanish is cállate, eres pesado.
This phrase is a blunt command used to tell someone to stop talking because they are being irritating.
What does it mean word for word?
The word pesado literally means 'heavy', but is used idiomatically to mean 'annoying' or 'tiresome'.
Which one should you use?
The default form cállate, eres pesado is the informal version.
How does it change in a sentence?
You must adjust the adjective pesado to match the person you are addressing: use pesada if the person is female, and use the plural forms pesados (or pesadas for a group of females).
Did you know?
- If you want to tell someone to shut up even more forcefully, you might hear cierra el pico. This literally means 'close your beak', comparing the person to a bird.
- While cállate is a direct command, using it in some Spanish-speaking cultures can be seen as an extreme aggression. In more polite settings, people may use silencio or guarda silencio to avoid the harshness of the imperative.
- In Spanish, the word pesado can also be used to describe a very slow or boring movie or book. It refers to the 'heaviness' of the pacing rather than the personality of a person.
Examples in context
- Cállate, eres muy pesado/a.Shut up, you're really annoying.
- Calla la boca, me estás molestando.Shut your mouth, you're bothering me.
- Ya basta, cállate, eres pesado.Enough, shut up, you're annoying.
- ¡Cállate, eres pesado con esa música!Shut up, you're annoying with that music!
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are arguing over a movie choice.
- MateoNo quiero ver esa película, es aburrida.I don't want to watch that movie, it's boring.
- LucíaPero es la mejor de todas, ¡mírala!But it's the best one of all, watch it!
- MateoCállate, eres pesado. Yo elijo la película.Shut up, you're annoying. I choose the movie.
- LucíaEstá bien, Mateo, elige tú entonces.Fine, Mateo, you choose then.
