How to say "whatever" in spanish

Question

its a casual term, maybe considered slang or colloquialism in the way that I use it. The typical use in my everyday life is to express exasperation, frustration, etc.

For example thinking about all the homework I have to do and conversing about future plans in graduate school, life, death, etc. can be wearing on the mind and bring all kinds of worries. I just say, "Whatever." That ends things or just expresses that I'm done talking about something.

I feel silly explaining this. xD

Is there a spanish equivalent to that?

Similarly, I'm curious if there is a spanish equivalent to "anyway, ...."

Help me out. This is also my first question on this site!! :D

Answer 1

Whatever. = Lo que sea.

Answer 2

Anyway = de todos modos, de cualquier manera, de todas maneras, de cualquier modo.

I like the second one.

Answer 3

I feel silly explaining this. xD

I wouldn't feel silly about explaining, but about using this "whatever" at the end of a sentence. It sounds like something reminiscent of a 12-year old valley girl. A lot of these "trendy" English expressions, including using question intonation while making a statement, are enough to cause a sane person to refuse to listen to English ever again - plus, they would never make sense in another language.

However, rest assured that all the Spanish equivalents given here are valid grown-up expressions, long-time used in everyday speech, and nowhere close to the babbling of teenagers.

Oh well. I see that as pretty immature and petty. If that’s enough to make you not want to listen to someone, never mind reject an entire language, then I’d suggest growing up a little and realizing that slang and colloquialisms come with culture. - doowahdiddy, Dec 21, 2010

"Oh well." That's another good example of the mindless twaddle infecting the English language. Good one! - 005faa61, Dec 21, 2010

lmao. Note to self: all cultural colloquialisms are "mindless twaddle." Got it. Good luck finding a language that doesn't have these types of phrases and words by the way. Let me know how that goes. :) - doowahdiddy, Dec 21, 2010

What we are discussing here is not part of the abundance of colorful idiomatic expression that makes English such a rich language - 005faa61, Dec 21, 2010

Who dictates which expressions are "twaddle"and which expressions make English a "rich language"? Who says it's a "rich language" for that matter? You? The key here is using logic to separate fact from opinion. Your statement is very much the latter. - doowahdiddy, Dec 21, 2010

Answer 4

Welcome to the Forum Doowa, as a mother I have heard that particular phrase a lot and to my thinking the closest translation would be something like 'Me da lo mismo' .

Answer 5

¡Bienvenido! Welcome to the forum! Great first question!

gracias ^__^ - doowahdiddy, Dec 21, 2010