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How to Say ‘I don't like it very bitter’ in Mexican Spanish

No me gusta muy amargo

noh meh GOOS-tah mwee ah-MAR-goh

[noh meh GOOS-tah mwee ah-MAR-goh]

💬 Usage Tip: gustar works backwards from English: the thing does the pleasing, and me is the person pleased. If the thing is plural, the verb changes: no me gustan los cafés amargos "I don't like bitter coffees".

Phrase Breakdown

No me gusta

noh meh GOOS-tah

I don't like it

This is a very common phrase. Say it as one unit: 'noh meh GOOS-tah'.

Example

No me gusta el picante.

I don't like spicy food.

Words in this phrase

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

[meh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.

Example

En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.

In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.

gusta

[GOOS-tah]

is pleasing / (I) like

Form of 'gustar' used when one thing is liked; literally 'it pleases'.

Example

Me gusta tu bolsa.

I like your bag.

muy amargo

mwee ah-MAR-goh

very bitter

Link 'muy' and 'amargo' smoothly: 'mwee-ah-MAR-goh'.

Example

Este té está muy amargo.

This tea is very bitter.

Words in this phrase

muy

[mwee]

very

An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.

Example

«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».

“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”

amargo

[ah-MAR-goh]

bitter

Adjective for a sharp, bitter taste.

Example

Este café está amargo.

This coffee is bitter.

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