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That annoys me in Spanish
The street noise is back, and this time it's personal. Justin and Amanda are fed up, and so is the neighbor across the way.
You'll learn to say what annoys you, that enough is enough, and how to calm things down before anyone blows up.
By the end, you can say it's not worth a fight and let it go.
By the end of this lesson
Say something's annoying and that it isn't worth a fight.
- Me molesta que ___It annoys me that ___
- Ya estuvoThat's enough
- No es para tantoIt's not that big a deal
- CálmateEasy
- Me está sacando de quicioIt's driving me up the wall
- Mejor lo dejamos ahíLet's leave it there
Scene — Saturday night noise
Saturday night, a little before midnight. Justin and Amanda are on the landing of their building in colonia El Laurel.
A street party two doors down has been going for hours, and a window across the street just slid open.
Learn — annoyed, but calm
Six lines take you from annoyed to calm: say what bothers you, admit it's getting to you, then talk everyone off the ledge.
The first line has a little subjunctive inside, and you'll learn it as one chunk.
Me molesta que ___
It annoys me that ___
When to use it: Say this when something bothers you, then say what it is.
Learn it as one piece; after que the verb goes subjunctive, like toquen or hagan.
Say it: MolesTA here sounds like moh-LES-tah.
Ya estuvo
That's enough
When to use it: Say this when a situation has gone on too long and you want it to stop.
Literally it's already been, but it works like enough already.
No es para tanto
It's not that big a deal
When to use it: Say this to calm someone who is treating a problem as bigger than it is.
Para tanto means for so much, so the line means it isn't worth all that.
Cálmate
Easy
When to use it: Say this to tell one person to calm down.
It's the tú form, so use it with friends or neighbors you know.
Say it: The stress is on CAL: KAL-mah-teh.
Me está sacando de quicio
It's driving me up the wall
When to use it: Say this when something is annoying you more and more right now.
Quicio is a doorframe; being pulled out of it is a common way to say you're losing it.
Say it: Quicio sounds like KEY-syoh.
Mejor lo dejamos ahí
Let's leave it there
When to use it: Say this to end a tense moment without a fight.
Dejamos is we leave, so it's a joint decision, not an order.
Story — one angry neighbor
Watch the noise turn into a feeling, and watch everyone talk their way back down. The highlighted lines are the ones you just learned.
Turn on Show English if a turn goes too fast.
- Bass thumps from a street party two doors down. Amanda leans on the railing.
AmandaOtra vez la música. Hay mucho ruido.The music again. It's really loud.
JustinMe molesta que toquen hasta la medianoche.It annoys me that they play until midnight.- AmandaA mí también. Llevan así dos horas.Me too. They've been like this for two hours.
- A window slides open across the street. The neighbor is in pajamas.
- Vecino¡Ya estuvo! ¡Bájenle!That's enough! Turn it down!
- JustinEl vecino está más harto que nosotros.The neighbor is more fed up than we are.
- Vecino¡Llevo dos horas pidiéndoles silencio!I've been asking them for quiet for two hours!
- AmandaNo es para tanto. Es sábado y ya casi acaban.It's not that big a deal. It's Saturday and they're almost done.
- Vecino¡¿Cómo que no?! ¡Tengo que trabajar mañana!What do you mean, no?! I have to work tomorrow!
- JustinCálmate, vecino. ¿Ya les hablaste?Easy, neighbor. Have you talked to them yet?
- VecinoSí, y nada. Voy a bajar a gritarles.Yes, and nothing. I'm going down to yell at them.
- AmandaMejor lo dejamos ahí. No vale la pena pelear.Let's leave it there. It's not worth a fight.
- The neighbor takes a long breath. The music drops a notch on its own.
- VecinoTiene razón. Ya me voy a dormir.You're right. I'm going to sleep now.
- AmandaMe está sacando de quicio, pero sobrevivimos.It's driving me up the wall, but we survived.
Practice — keep your cool
Ten exercises mix listening, matching, and building so the lines stick without thinking.
You'll pick the calm answer as often as the annoyed one, because that's the hard part.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
Spanish
Me molesta que ___Drop the English hereNo es para tantoDrop the English hereMejor lo dejamos ahíDrop the English hereEnglish
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
It's driving me up the wall
Me está sacando de ____
What do you say?
What do you say?
The neighbor is fuming because of Saturday music, but tomorrow is Sunday and it's almost over.
Pick the reply
Vecino says:
Pick the reply
¡Llevo dos horas con este ruido y ya no puedo!
I've had this noise for two hours and I can't take it anymore!
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
Let's leave it there
Tap the words in order.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Ya le bajo
What do you say?
What do you say?
The party has run for three hours and you're honestly losing your patience with it.
What do you say?
What do you say?
A friend asks what's going on outside. You describe the street with one short line.
True or false?
True or false?
In Me molesta que toquen, the verb after que is toquen, not tocan.
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Say it — talk it down
Now you're Justin on the landing, and Amanda and the neighbor need talking down. Tap the microphone when it's your turn.
Tap ▶ first if you want the model line. Your recording stays on your device.
- Amanda¿Oyes eso? Otra vez la música.Hear that? The music again.
- Justin (you)Say it annoys you that they play this late.
Say it annoys you that they play this late.
Me molesta que ___
It annoys me that ___
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Recap — what you can say now
| Spanish | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Me molesta que ___ | It annoys me that ___ | |
| Ya estuvo | That's enough | |
| No es para tanto | It's not that big a deal | |
| Cálmate | Easy | |
| Me está sacando de quicio | It's driving me up the wall | |
| Mejor lo dejamos ahí | Let's leave it there |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these calm-down lines handy with the Yak Cards for this lesson and review them anywhere.
One quick round with the Yak Cards a day keeps your annoyances in Spanish and out of the street.
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