How to Say ‘I don't give a fuck.’ in French
J'en ai rien à foutre.
zhem AHN ay ree-en ah FOO-truh
[zhem AHN ay ree-en ah FOO-truh]
💬 Usage Tip: Speech drops the n', which is very normal in casual French. The full written form is Je n'en ai rien à foutre.
Phrase Breakdown
J'en ai
zhem AHN ay
I have (of it)
'J'en ai' combines 'je', 'en' (of it) and 'ai' (have). Link the words smoothly: 'zhahn-AY'.
Des pommes ? J'en ai trois.
Apples? I have three (of them).
Words in this phrase
J'
[zhem]
I (contracted form of « je »)
« Je » becomes « J’ » before a vowel: « J’aime » = “I like/I love”. Very frequent for opinions about anime.
J' aime ce studio d’animation.
I like this animation studio.
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.
ai
[ay]
have (1st person singular)
« ai » is « avoir » conjugated for « je ». It’s the auxiliary used in the passé composé: « j’ai commencé » = “I started / I have started”.
J’ ai regardé la bande-annonce.
I watched the trailer.
rien à foutre.
ree-en ah FOO-truh
nothing to fuck (about it)
With 'j'en ai', this means 'I don't give a fuck', which is stronger than 'je m'en fous'. The 'ne' is dropped, as is usual in spoken French. Say 'ryan-a FOOTR'.
Son avis, j'en ai rien à foutre.
His opinion? I don't give a fuck.
Words in this phrase
rien
[ree-en]
nothing
Not anything; no single thing.
Il n'y a rien ici.
There is nothing here.
à
[ah]
to
Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.
Elle commence à chanter.
She begins to sing.
foutre
[FOO-truh]
to give a damn (vulgar)
Vulgar verb; after 'rien à' it means having zero interest in something.
Il n'a rien à foutre de mes problèmes.
He doesn't give a damn about my problems.
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