das asco
/das asko/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you're gross" can be translated into Spanish as das asco.
This expression is used to tell someone that they are disgusting or repulsive. You can use the phrase ¡Qué asco! to mean "How disgusting!" or ¡Qué repugnante! to mean "How repulsive!" To intensify the sentiment, you can say Eres muy asqueroso(a). or Eres realmente repugnante.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, you may hear eres cochino(a) instead of eres asqueroso(a).
How does it change in a sentence?
While das asco is used to tell someone they are gross, you can use the third person singular form da asco to say "it is gross" when referring to a thing or a situation.
Did you know?
- The word asco may be a distant relative of the English word 'scar'. It might come from the Latin eschăra, referring to a scab or a crusty wound.
- The term cochino used in Latin America comes from the word for a pig. While it means 'gross', it specifically evokes the image of a pig wallowing in mud.
- While das asco is a common way to call someone gross, the phrase literally translates to 'you give disgust'. This treats the feeling as something the person is providing to others.
Examples in context
- ¡Eres asqueroso! No puedo creer que hayas hecho eso.You're gross! I can't believe you did that.
- ¡Qué asco, das asco!How gross, you're gross!
- ¡Das asco!You're gross!
- No comas así, me das asco.Don't eat like that, you're gross.
- ¡Deja de hacer eso, das asco!Stop doing that, you're gross!
Example conversation
Lucía is eating with her hands in the living room.
- DanielLucía, no uses las manos para comer.Lucía, don't use your hands to eat.
- LucíaEs que tengo mucha hambre, Daniel.It's just that I'm very hungry, Daniel.
- DanielPero es que me das asco.But you're gross.
- Lucía¡Qué exagerado eres!You are so dramatic!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries asco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
