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How to Say ‘I'd rather not take such a long way round.’ in Spain Spanish

Prefiero no dar tanto rodeo.

preh-FYEH-roh noh dar TAHN-toh roh-DEH-oh

[preh-FYEH-roh noh dar TAHN-toh roh-DEH-oh]

Phrase Breakdown

Prefiero no dar

preh-FYEH-roh noh dar

I'd rather not take

'Preferir' is followed by an infinitive. Stress 'pre-FIE-ro'.

Example

Prefiero no salir hoy.

I'd rather not go out today.

Words in this phrase

Prefiero

[preh-FYEH-roh]

I prefer

Used to express a personal preference.

Example

«Hoy» prefiero el latte en vez del espresso.

Today I prefer latte instead of espresso.

[noh]

not

Negates the phrase and helps express playful rejection.

Example

Casi no me vale ese intento de ligue.

That flirting attempt almost doesn’t work for me.

dar

[dar]

to make / take

'Dar un rodeo' means to take a detour.

Example

No quiero dar un rodeo.

I don't want to take a detour.

tanto rodeo.

TAHN-toh roh-DEH-oh

such a detour.

Roll the initial 'r' in 'rodeo' and stress 'DE'.

Example

No hace falta tanto rodeo.

There's no need for such a detour.

Words in this phrase

tanto

[TAHN-toh]

so much

Adjective of quantity.

Example

No hagas tanto ruido.

Don't make so much noise.

rodeo

[roh-DEH-oh]

detour

A roundabout way.

Example

El rodeo es largo.

The detour is long.

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