tan harto
/tan aɾto/from spelling rules
To say so sick in Spanish, meaning fed up with a situation, use tan harto.
tan harto expresses that you are completely fed up or tired of something, usually as estoy tan harto. To say what you are sick of, add de, as in tan harto de esto.
Which one should you use?
This is the fed up meaning. If you mean physically ill, say Estoy súper enfermo/enferma. (I'm super sick) or Estoy re mal. (I'm really unwell). Tengo náuseas. means I feel nauseous.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Estoy re mal. is heard mostly in Argentina and Uruguay.
How does it change in a sentence?
harto is an adjective, so it agrees with the person. A woman says tan harta, and a group says tan hartos. Use the verb estar, as in estoy tan harto.
How do you pronounce it?
In IPA it is /tan aɾto/. The h in harto is silent.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, people use the phrase estoy hasta el gorro to mean they are 'so sick' of something. It literally translates to being fed up 'up to the cap'.
- The expression estoy harto is more common in Spain and Mexico, whereas in Argentina and Uruguay, speakers might use estoy podrido to express being 'so sick' of a situation. Podrido literally means 'rotten'.
- The word harto shares a root with the English word 'farce'. Both come from the Latin word for 'stuffed', as a 'farce' was originally a piece of writing stuffed into a play.
Examples in context
- Estoy tan harto de este tráfico.I am so sick of this traffic.
- Ya estoy tan harto de las mentiras.I am already so sick of the lies.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are discussing their difficult jobs.
- Lucía¿Cómo va tu nuevo trabajo, Mateo?How is your new job, Mateo?
- MateoMal, estoy tan harto de las reuniones.Bad, I am so sick of the meetings.
- LucíaTe entiendo, yo también estoy agotada.I understand you, I am exhausted too.
- MateoNecesitamos unas vacaciones pronto.We need a vacation soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries harto, tan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
