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How to Say ‘Don't worry.’ in Spain Spanish

No se preocupe.

noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh

[noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh]

💬 Usage Tip: [se] here goes with the verb, so you learn it as a chunk: [preocuparse] = "to worry." For informal singular, the pattern changes to [No te preocupes].

🇪🇸 In Spain: This is a very common reassuring phrase in Spain and sounds natural from a driver to a passenger or the other way round.

Phrase Breakdown

No

[noh]

don't / no

Used here to form the negative polite command don't.

Example

No se preocupe por el camino.

Don't worry about the route.

Se preocupe

seh preh-oh-KOO-peh

worry yourself / be worried

Polite formal command with 'usted' meaning 'don't worry'.

Example

Se preocupe por el horario.

Worry about the schedule.

Words in this phrase

se

[seh]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun used with preocuparse in a polite form.

Example

No se preocupe, conductor.

Don't worry, driver.

preocupe

[preh-oh-KOO-peh]

worry

Verb form used in the polite phrase no se preocupe meaning don't worry.

Example

No se preocupe, conozco la dirección.

Don't worry, I know the address.

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