How to Say ‘Don't worry about it at all.’ in Spain Spanish
Nada, hombre, no se preocupe.
NAH-dah OHM-breh noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh
[NAH-dah OHM-breh noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Mixing casual hombre with polite se preocupe is typical of Spanish taxi drivers and shopkeepers. They stay courteous with a stranger but warm in tone.
Phrase Breakdown
Nada, hombre,
NAH-dah OHM-breh
No problem, man
A friendly Spanish reassurance. The 'h' in 'hombre' is silent: OM-bre.
Nada, hombre, tranquilo.
No problem, man, relax.
Words in this phrase
Nada
[NAH-dah]
nothing
Means nothing; in de nada it becomes a polite way to say you are welcome.
Después de dar ayuda, respondo: «nada», es un placer.
After giving help, I reply: “nothing,” it’s a pleasure.
hombre
[OHM-breh]
man (interjection)
Used casually to reassure or emphasise, like 'come on' or 'mate'.
¡Claro, hombre!
Of course, mate!
no se preocupe.
noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh
don't worry
The formal command. Stress 'CU' in 'preocupe'.
Ya está, no se preocupe.
It's done, don't worry.
Words in this phrase
no
[noh]
not
Negates the phrase and helps express playful rejection.
Casi no me vale ese intento de ligue.
That flirting attempt almost doesn’t work for me.
se
[seh]
yourself
Reflexive pronoun used with preocuparse in the polite expression no se preocupe.
No se preocupe por el tráfico.
Don't worry about the traffic.
preocupe
[preh-oh-KOO-peh]
worry
Formal command/subjunctive form from preocuparse, used in no se preocupe.
No se preocupe, llegamos a tiempo.
Don't worry, we'll arrive on time.
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