eres desagradable
/eɾes desaɡɾadable/from spelling rules
To say "you're nasty" in Spanish, use eres desagradable.
This phrase is used to tell someone that their behavior or personality is unpleasant or offensive. While desagradable can be used to mean 'nasty' when referring to a person's personality, it is more commonly used to mean 'unpleasant' or 'disagreeable' in a general sense.
Which one should you use?
Other forms like Eres asqueroso/a (You're disgusting) or Eres repugnante (You're repulsive) provide more intense descriptions of someone being nasty.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, Eres un cerdo/a is a common informal expression meaning "You're a pig" and Eres un/a guarro/a is a colloquial expression used to mean "You're dirty".
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the meaning from "you are nasty" to "he/she is nasty" by changing the verb conjugation from eres desagradable to es desagradable.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾes desaɡɾadable/
Did you know?
- The word eres is a linguistic fossil. While most Spanish verbs evolved from the Latin present tense, eres actually comes from the Latin future tense 'eris', meaning 'you will be'.
- In Spanish, using eres implies a permanent personality trait, whereas saying estás desagradable suggests the person is just acting nasty at this moment.
- While desagradable means 'nasty' when describing a person, it is also the standard word used to describe a 'bad' smell or a 'disagreeable' taste.
Examples in context
- No puedo creer que hayas hecho eso. Eres asqueroso/a.I can't believe you did that. You're disgusting.
- ¡Qué asco me das! Eres repugnante.You make me sick! You're repulsive.
- No quiero hablar contigo porque eres desagradable.I don't want to talk to you because you are nasty.
- Eres desagradable con todo el mundo.You're nasty to everyone.
- No seas así, eres desagradable.Don't be like that, you're nasty.
Example conversation
Sofía is criticizing Javier's rude behavior at a party.
- JavierNo me hables de esa manera.Don't talk to me that way.
- SofíaLo siento, pero eres desagradable con los invitados.I'm sorry, but you're nasty to the guests.
- Javier¿Ahora resulta que yo soy el malo?So now I'm the bad guy?
- SofíaSolo digo la verdad sobre tu comportamiento.I'm just telling the truth about your behavior.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries desagradable, eres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
