How to Say ‘I don't care.’ in French
Je m'en fiche.
zhuh m AHN FEESH
[zhuh m AHN FEESH]
🇫🇷 In France: Casual but not rude. Its cruder cousin je m'en fous means the same and is very common, but it sounds harsher.
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.
Je suis content.
I am happy.
m'
[m]
me
First person singular object pronoun.
Ça me surprend.
That surprises me.
en
[AHN]
of it
Pronoun used in the fixed polite phrase meaning you're welcome.
Merci ! — Je vous en prie.
Thank you! — You're welcome.
fiche
[FEESH]
don't care
From 'se ficher de'; 's'en ficher' means not to care about something.
Il s'en fiche du match.
He doesn't care about the game.
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