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How to Say ‘That matters a lot to me.’ in Spain Spanish

Eso me importa bastante.

EH-soh meh eem-POR-tah bahs-TAN-teh

[EH-soh meh eem-POR-tah bahs-TAN-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: In me importa, the thing that matters is the subject, so literally it's more like "that matters to me." You'll see the same pattern with me gusta: me gusta el ambiente = "I like the atmosphere."

Phrase Breakdown

Eso

[EH-soh]

that

A demonstrative pronoun referring to an idea or point already mentioned.

Example

Eso me parece importante cuando hablo con reclutadores.

That seems important to me when I speak with recruiters.

Me importa bastante

meh eem-POR-tah bahs-TAN-teh

Matters a lot to me

Means something is important to the speaker.

Example

Me importa bastante la honestidad.

Honesty matters a lot to me.

Words in this phrase

[meh]

to me / me

Indirect object pronoun indicating who is affected or concerned.

Example

Me importa conocer los valores de la empresa.

It matters to me to know the company's values.

importa

[eem-POR-tah]

matters

Third person singular of importar; expresses importance to someone.

Example

La flexibilidad importa mucho en algunos puestos.

Flexibility matters a lot in some roles.

bastante

[bahs-TAN-teh]

quite a lot

Used to intensify how much something matters or is valued.

Example

Bastante gente pregunta por el equilibrio entre vida y trabajo.

Quite a lot of people ask about work-life balance.

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