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Fazor June 05, 2009 09:43 AM

No me importa!
 
I've read (somewhere) that the phrase "No me importa." can be used for "I don't care."

So, in this case, 'importa' is a verb that acts like "gustar", and the phrase is literally translated as "[it] is not important to me." ¿Verdad?

So would the following be correct:

No me importa el series de 'Star Trek', pero quiero mirar la pelicula nueva. :?:

Y, si mi novia pregunta '¿Dondé quiero comir?', pudeo decir 'No me importa.'? :?:

bobjenkins June 05, 2009 10:11 AM

Creo que estás correcto:) Lo está conjugado en la tercer persona (import[a]).:)

No olvidas el acento en película, mi amigo:)

irmamar June 05, 2009 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Fazor (Post 37938)
I've read (somewhere) that the phrase "No me importa." can be used for "I don't care."

So, in this case, 'importa' is a verb that acts like "gustar", and the phrase is literally translated as "[it] is not important to me." ¿Verdad?

So would the following be correct:

No me importa el series de 'Star Trek', pero quiero mirar la pelicula nueva. :?:

Y, si mi novia pregunta '¿Dondé quiero comir?', pudeo decir 'No me importa.'? :?:

Si tu novia te pregunta "¿dónde quieres comer?"... mejor no le contestes "no me importa", es mejor que le contestes "donde quieras"

"No me importa" maybe sometimes a bit impolite:

No me importa lo que hagas, por mí como si quieres tirarte por la ventana.
No me importan tus problemas, cuéntaselos a otro.

Fazor June 05, 2009 10:29 AM

Gracais. I've lived with my girlfriend for about 4 years now; polite isn't as important as it use to be. :)

CrOtALiTo June 05, 2009 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fazor (Post 37938)
I've read (somewhere) that the phrase "No me importa." can be used for "I don't care."

So, in this case, 'importa' is a verb that acts like "gustar", and the phrase is literally translated as "[it] is not important to me." ¿Verdad?

So would the following be correct:

No me importa el series de 'Star Trek', pero quiero mirar la pelicula nueva. :?:

Y, si mi novia pregunta '¿Dondé quiero comir?', pudeo decir 'No me importa.'? :?:

Yes they working, although the word No me importa is more translated as No me intereza.

irmamar June 05, 2009 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Fazor (Post 37949)
Gracais. I've lived with my girlfriend for about 4 years now; polite isn't as important as it use to be. :)

Of course! But it would sound better if you said "no importa" than "no me importa":

- ¿Dónde quieres cenar esta noche?
- No importa, donde quieras.:)

- Gracias por venirme a ver cuando estuve enfermo
- No tiene importancia, lo volvería a hacer. :)

No importa / no tiene importancia is more polite and sounds better to the ears ;). Look:

- ¿Dónde quieres cenar esta noche?
- No me importa, como si no quieres cenar :mad:

Fazor June 05, 2009 10:39 AM

Ah. So, I probably shouldn't look at her and say "A tú no me importas."? :) Just kidding, 'course I wouldn't say that.

"No importa." I'll have to remember that (I'm not a very picky person, so I say 'I don't care' a lot).

irmamar June 05, 2009 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Fazor (Post 37953)
Ah. So, I probably shouldn't look at her and say "A tú no me importas."? :) Just kidding, 'course I wouldn't say that.

"No importa." I'll have to remember that (I'm not a very picky person, so I say 'I don't care' a lot).

But "I don't care" sounds like "no me importa", at least to me

- Where would you like to go tonight?
- I don't care :mad:

I don't care what you think, what you do: you're not important for me.

Am I wrong?

Fazor June 05, 2009 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 37955)
- Where would you like to go tonight?
- I don't care :mad:

It's more like "It doesn't matter to me. Anywhere's fine." In that particular usage, at least in English, the response is not lessening the importance of the person asking the question. It just means that you have no preference either way.

Though it does also heavily depend on your body language and how you say it, aswell as context. "I don't care." can definately be a mean, rude, or impolite response in some situations.

irmamar June 05, 2009 12:46 PM

OK, thanks, I was wrong. So, I can say "I don't care" without being impolite :)


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