How to Say ‘I can't believe it!’ in Spain Spanish
¡No me lo creo!
noh meh loh KRAY-oh
[noh meh loh KRAY-oh]
💬 Usage Tip: Very common spoken Spanish. Literally: 'I don't believe it myself.' It sounds more emotional than 'No lo creo.'
🇪🇸 In Spain: A perfect phrase for unbelievable World Cup moments: a bicycle kick, a comeback, or a goal in added time.
Phrase Breakdown
¡No
noh
I don't...
Strong opening of disbelief.
¡No puede ser!
It can't be!
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
not / no
Used to negate the statement strongly.
No, ¡No me lo creo! con ese gol en el último minuto.
No, I can't believe it! with that goal in the last minute.
me
[meh]
to me / myself
An indirect object pronoun here adding a personal feeling: 'I can't believe it'.
Todavía me tiemblan las manos y digo: ¡No me lo creo!
My hands are still shaking and I say: I can't believe it!
lo creo!
loh KRAY-oh
believe it!
Means 'I can't believe it!' or 'I don't believe it!' depending on context.
¡No me lo creo, qué sorpresa!
I can't believe it, what a surprise!
Words in this phrase
lo
[loh]
it
A pronoun referring to the thing that is hard to believe.
Después de ver el VAR, sigo diciendo que no lo entiendo y que ¡No me lo creo!
After seeing the VAR, I still say I don't understand it and that I can't believe it!
creo
[KRAY-oh]
I believe
From creer; in this phrase it means 'I believe it'.
Normalmente creo lo que veo, pero hoy ¡No me lo creo!
Normally I believe what I see, but today I can't believe it!
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