English–Spanish

“mind” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsomente

Pronunciation

IPA/impoɾˈtaɾ/

Example

¿Te importa si abro la ventana?

Do you mind if I open the window?

Illustration for importar (mind)

How to say “mind” in Spanish

“Mind” in Spanish is importar.

Something that matters to a person.

Full entry for importar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with importar

Me importa que llegues a tiempo.

It matters to me that you arrive on time.

Tips for using importar

  • Spanish marks the person affected with an indirect-object pronoun (me/te/le), so 'Me importa X' means 'X matters to me' rather than 'I import X'.

Other Spanish words for “mind”

Tengo la mente ocupada por el examen.

My mind is occupied by the exam.

“mind” in other languages