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October 2, 2020 by Michelle Margaret Fajkus Spanish Vocabulary 0 comments

How to Talk About Your Mood in Spanish

What are you in the mood for?

Spanish is known for being expressive, warm, and passionate. The language offers a variety of ways to talk about our emotions (las emociones) and feelings (los sentimientos). Learn more about expressing feelings and emotions in Spanish.  

To clarify, this post is not about the subjunctive mood (el modo subjuntivo) in Spanish. If you’re looking to study the subjunctive, check out these posts:

  • Subjunctive Spanish Conversations: Examples and Exercises
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  • Common Ways to Use the Spanish Subjunctive to Enhance Conversation

Today, we’re actually learning some useful vocabulary to talk about our mood in Spanish!

Emotions, Feelings, and Moods: What’s the Difference?

Emotions are chemicals released in the brain and body in response to our interpretation of a specific trigger. It takes the human brain a second to identify the trigger and produce the chemicals.  Emotions typically last for just six seconds!

Feelings happen as we begin to integrate, think about, and “process” the emotion. In both English and Spanish, we “feel” both physical and emotional sensations. Our feelings are something we sense. Feelings tend to be fueled by a mix of emotions and last longer than emotions.

Lastly, and most important for this post, our moods are the more generalized result of a collection of inputs. Mood is influenced by factors like the weather, the people around us, our diet, fitness level, and our mental state (our current emotions and feelings). Moods can last minutes, hours, or even days.

how to talk about mood in spanish

The word “mood” in English translates into Spanish in various ways. The most formal phrases are el estado anímico and la disposición de ánimo. However, you’re most likely to hear el humor to refer to someone’s mood, humor, spirit, or temper. Two other, less common translations for mood are:

  • el modo – mode, way, manner
  • el capricho – whim, caprice, fancy

Check out these phrases and example sentences that use the word mood in Spanish.

in a bad mood – de mal humor

Un paseo largo puede combatir el mal humor. – A long walk can beat a bad mood.

¡Cuidado con la profesora! Ella está de mal humor. – Be careful with the teacher! She’s in a bad mood.

in a good mood – de buen humor

Pedro está siempre de buen humor.  – Pedro is always in a good mood.

Siempre que está de buen humor, paga la cuenta. – He always pays the bill when he is in a good mood.

in the mood – con ánimo de, de humor, tener ganas 

¿Estás con ánimo de nadar? – Are you in the mood to swim?

El maestro no está de humor para lidiar con más errores. – The teacher is in no mood to deal with any more mistakes.

Tengo ganas de comida japonesa. – I’m in the mood for Japanese food. 

mood disorder – trastorno del estado de ánimo

Lidia tiene un trastorno del estado de ánimo. – Lidia has a mood disorder.

mood swing – cambio de humor

¿Por qué tuviste un cambio de humor? – Why did you have a mood swing?

sense of humor – sentido del humor

Él aparenta no tener sentido del humor. – He seems not to have a sense of humor.

dark humor – humor negro

La película tenía un toque de humor negro. – The movie had a touch of dark humor.

Mood in Spanish: Vocabulary Words

Our vocabulary for moods has become quite vast, especially in the past decade, thanks to the popularity of social media. Basic adjectives like happy, sad, and nervous are hardly adequate to describe one’s mood anymore. In fact, many internet users post evocative GIFs or memes to explain their mood through visual imagery on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media networks.

We’re keeping it old school for now, though. Here’s a list of over 70 good, old-fashioned mood words!

EnglishSpanish
AccomplishedConsumado
AmusedDivertido
AngryEnojado
AnnoyedIrritado
AnxiousAnsioso
ApatheticApático
AwakeDespierto
BlissfulFeliz
CheerfulAlegre
CrazyLoco
CrushedAplastada
CuriousCurioso
CynicalCínico
DepressedDeprimido
DisappointedDecepcionado
DiscontentDescontento
DrainedAgotado
EcstaticExtático
EnergeticEnergético
EnthralledCautivado
EnviousEnvidioso
ExcitedEmocionado
ExhaustedAgotado
FlirtyCoqueta
FrustratedFrustrado
GigglyRisueño
GloomyMelancólico
GoodBueno
GratefulAgradecido
GroggyMareado
GrumpyGruñón
HappyContento
HopefulEsperanzado
HungryHambriento
HyperHiper
ImpressedImpresionado
IndifferentIndiferente
InfuriatedEnfurecido
IrateAirado
JealousCeloso
LazyPerezoso
LethargicLetárgico
LonelySolitario
LovedAmado
MadEnojado
MelancholyMelancolía
MellowMeloso
MoodyTemperamental
MoroseTaciturno
NaughtyTravieso
NumbEntumecido
OkayBueno
OptimisticOptimista
PeacefulPacífico
PessimisticPesimista
PleasedSatisfecho
RefreshedActualizado
RejectedRechazado
RejuvenatedRejuvenecido
RelaxedRelajado
RelievedAliviado
RestlessInquieto
SadTriste
SickEnfermo
SillyTonto
SleepySoñoliento
SmartInteligente
StressedEstresado
SurprisedSorprendido
ThankfulAgradecido
TiredCansado
UncomfortableIncómodo
WeirdExtraño

Mood in Spanish: More Example Questions and Statements

¿Estás enojado(a)? – Are you angry?

Sí, estoy molesto – Yes, I am angry.

No, no estoy molesto – No, I am not angry.

¿Estás asustado(a)? – Are you scared?

You can use this format for almost any emotion:

Question: ¿Estás _____ ?

Answer: Sí, estoy ______ or No, no estoy ______ (OR) Sí, lo estoy (Yes, I am) or No, no lo estoy (No, I’m not).

¿Cómo te sientes? – How do you feel?

¿Cómo estás? – How are you?

¿Cómo andas? – How are you doing?

¿Te sientes ________? – Do you feel ________? (Use any word from the list above to describe your mood.)

¿Qué te pasa? / ¿Qué te sucede? – What’s wrong (with you)?

No me pasa nada. – Nothing is wrong.

Me siento mal. – I feel bad.

No estoy de humor para esto ahora mismo, en serio. – I’m not in the mood for this right now, seriously.

No tengo ganas de escuchar tu problema. – I’m not in the mood to hear about your problem.

¿Qué te enoja? – What makes you mad?

¿Qué te hace feliz? – What makes you happy?

¿Qué estados de ánimo experimentas con más frecuencia? – What moods do you experience most often?

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que fuiste sorprendido? – When was the last time you were surprised?

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que estuviste asustado? – When was the last time you were scared?

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