"I am not interested."

Question

How do I say,"I am not interested."?

Answer 1

I am not interested = No me interesa.

Welll put. - gringojrf, Mar 2, 2012

Yes, just what I was going to suggest. - annierats, Mar 2, 2012

Good one mate! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

Answer 2

Here are two ways.

• No estoy interesado.
• No tengo nada interesa. (I guess this is wrong). Unfortunately I use it all the time when fighting with my mexican girlfriend.

Add'l Comment: Does this work? No tengo nada interesa en discutiendo contigo. This is what I usually say when she gets going.

"No tengo nada interesa" is incorrect and non-sensical. It literally means, "I don't have nothing interestS." - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 2, 2012

I don't have any interest. - gringojrf, Mar 2, 2012

Great man! Your first sentence is perfect gringorf. You can delete the second one! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

Spanish is very redundant and the nada doesnt make it wrong. It just makes it slightly more definite. Its common in Spanish - jttorbey72, Mar 2, 2012

The second sentence has nothing to do with redundancy at all. It is not correct! No native Spanish speaker would say that! The first one is perfect! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

Exactly, farallon7. What is ok to say is, "No me interesa nada" (although it would be in another context) or, "No me interesa para nada." And gringojrf, I know what you tried to tell me, but what you wrote is literally what I mentioned. - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 2, 2012

Right Figueroa! But you have to admit! For an American, this guy did a great job with the first sentence! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

Ha ha ha! I bet she doesn't say anything to you because it sounds "cute" to her! That's what my woman has done to me with English! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

Or maybe she just isn't listening to me. - gringojrf, Mar 2, 2012

"No tengo nada de interés en discutir contigo". "No me interesa para nada discutir contigo" - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 2, 2012

And yes, gringojrf, great job! Don't ever get discouraged, buddy! - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 2, 2012

Answer 3

¡No estoy interesado or no estoy interesada!

• For some reason, when you say: "No me interesa", it tends to mean "I don't care". I am not saying it absolutely does, but it can be confusing. "No me interesa and No me importa are synonyms"
• Therefore, I second gringojrf on his first sentence.

Answer 4

• No estoy interesado.
• No me interesa.

Answer 5

Gringojrf: Does this work? No tengo nada interesa en discutiendo contigo.

I see what you wanted to do, but it does not work. Here are some alternatives that work:

No tengo nada de interés en discutir contigo. No me interesa para nada discutir contigo.

Thanks for the help. I figured out that interesa is a verb form while interés is a noun. Very dumb of me. lol - gringojrf, Mar 2, 2012

Answer 6

No estoy interesado pero podemos comer ahora.

Answer 7

No tengo interés (para nada) - this is how I say it

You can also say "No me interesa".

Its good to see you here. - gringojrf, Mar 2, 2012

Answer 8

No me interesante. (Its not interesting to me) It will mean to Spanish speakers what your phrase does to us. A literal translation would sound funny to them

Where is the verb. Perhaps: a mi no es interesante. - gringojrf, Mar 2, 2012

its not needed. Its just the way the phrase is said. Same thing with no me importa. Just one of those phrases our teacher taught us - jttorbey72, Mar 2, 2012

This would have to be "no me interesa"... not "interesante"... that is an adjective. :) - NikkiLR, Mar 2, 2012

I meant it too. Depending on the context it would be implied youre saying something isnt interesting to you. Thus showing youre not interested. You could say it both ways. But I think it would still work - jttorbey72, Mar 2, 2012

It cannot be said it both ways. The correct ways are what Gringo and I told you. "No me interesante" is not correct. - NikkiLR, Mar 2, 2012

You can say, ¡No me es interesante! A little different way to say it, but it will work! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

eh. if youre sure. I just know i use it with my teachers and they never correct it. - jttorbey72, Mar 2, 2012

Then your teachers need a talk. "No me interesante" is incorrect. Farallon and Nikki are both correct in their assessments. - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 2, 2012

Farallon- I have seen the "me ES ___" construction... not very much, though... jttorbey72- and yes, I am sure. - NikkiLR, Mar 2, 2012

Hmm, I guess your teacher is not native. Please don't take it personal, I am native speaker and I can assure you, we don't say it that way - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

What would we do without all of the native Spanish speakers here?? :) - NikkiLR, Mar 2, 2012

; ) - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

actually I have 6 native speakers for teachers. I just dont think they were focused on it or just didnt catch it. But its good to know anyways. Thanks lol - jttorbey72, Mar 2, 2012

I bet you are right! Shame on them! Now is your time to make them flush and get some extra credits! - farallon7, Mar 2, 2012

I can assure you that teachers will let lots of errors slip by, unfortunately. Like Farallon said, don't take it personally. This is a great community and we are here to help each other. :-) - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 2, 2012

hahaha. good idea actually. And yea. I dont take it personally. Its good to know. Saves me from looking like an idiot during my OPI. I cant blame them for letting things slip. We have six months to be fluent. Gotta let some stuff go - jttorbey72, Mar 2, 2012

6 months?! What a short amount of time. Good luck with your studies! :) - NikkiLR, Mar 2, 2012

I have loved all this ! But I think if my girl gets going I shall say , " Yes you are right love , lets get on with it . - ray76, Mar 2, 2012

d l i? - Beatrice-Codder, Mar 2, 2012

Maybe these time-pressured teachers of jttorbey72 are not interested in arguing with students over anything .... because that would cost valuable time that they need to get on with the lessons. Maybe they just ignore 'negative' comments. - mcl020, Mar 3, 2012

I 'ignore' lots of errors my Colombian boyfriend makes, as long as it is totally clear to me what he means. (we did have some discussions on he/she's). But he is not at all flexible with my Spanish errors! - mcl020, Mar 3, 2012