Conversation structure.

Question

Please How do I tell someone "I am busy and can´t be bothered to be messed about" in the most clear but polite way. Thanks.

This is not a very correct, nor polite sentence, but bienvenido al foro. - annierats, Jan 11, 2014

Answer 1

I'm not really sure where you are from, or if English is not your first language, but to me the English version doesn't sound right so I would first change it to something like, "I am busy, so please don't bother me" There are many ways to express this in Spanish, here are a few of them:

Estoy ocupado/a, no me digas por favor

Estoy ocupado/a no me molestes por favor

Estoy ocupado/a no me fastidies por favor

Estoy ocupado/a no me jodas

I believe that the first would be the most polite. When using the last one be careful. In some countries it is completely acceptable, while in others it is very offensive. No matter what, I would only use it with people I knew really well.

You are so right on that last one, I could add one more but i would be banned for sure! Saludos! - pacofinkler, Jan 11, 2014

Answer 2

I'm going to assume you are trying to say "I am busy and can´t be bothered" this translates to " Estoy ocupado, porfavor no quiero ser molesdado"

Maybe 'estar molestado' is what you mean? - Helado_eclectico, Jan 11, 2014