Meaning of WHAT A BUMMER and BUMMED OUT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So sometimes, someone will tell you

Entonces, a veces, alguien te dirá

that something bad happened to them

que le sucedió algo malo

or something disappointing happened to them,

o que le sucedió algo decepcionante ,

and you can respond in English by saying,

y puedes responder en inglés diciendo:

"What a bummer!"

"¡Qué fastidio!"

When you say "What a bummer!" to someone,

Cuando dices "¡Qué fastidio!" a alguien,

you're basically saying that you feel bad for them.

básicamente le estás diciendo que te sientes mal por esa persona.

Maybe your brother comes and says to you,

Tal vez tu hermano viene y te dice:

"Someone stole my bike yesterday."

"Alguien me robó la bicicleta ayer".

That is a bad situation.

Esa es una mala situación.

That is not a nice thing for your brother.

Eso no es algo bueno para tu hermano.

In order to show sympathy, in order to show that you agree

Para mostrar simpatía , para demostrar que estás de acuerdo con

that something bad has happened to him

que le ha pasado algo malo

and that you feel bad for him, you might say,

y que te sientes mal por él, podrías decir

"Oh, what a bummer!"

"¡Oh, qué fastidio!".

When you say, "What a bummer!", it's just your way

Cuando dices "¡Qué fastidio!", es solo tu forma

of showing support to someone

de mostrar apoyo a alguien a

who has had something bad happen to them.

quien le ha pasado algo malo.

Maybe a friend of yours comes and says,

Tal vez un amigo tuyo venga y te diga:

"I studied really hard for my English test,

"¡Estudié mucho para mi examen de inglés,

but I still failed!", you could respond by saying,

pero aun así fallé!", podrías responder diciendo:

"Oh, what a bummer, I feel bad for you."

"Oh, qué fastidio, me siento mal por ti".

So, what a bummer means I feel bad.

Entonces, qué fastidio significa que me siento mal.

Hey, when you have something happen that isn't very nice,

Oye, cuando te sucede algo que no es muy agradable,

you can feel bummed out.

puedes sentirte desanimado.

This is a similar phrase.

Esta es una frase similar.

So when your brother says that he has had his bike stolen,

Entonces, cuando tu hermano dice que le robaron la bicicleta,

you could say, "What a bummer!",

podrías decir: "¡Qué fastidio!",

but your brother probably is feeling "bummed out".

pero tu hermano probablemente se sienta "desanimado".

In English, when we say that we are feeling bummed out,

En inglés, cuando decimos que nos sentimos desanimados

it means that we are feeling disappointed or sad

, significa que nos sentimos decepcionados o tristes

about a situation that we are in.

por una situación en la que nos encontramos.

So, to review, you might say to someone,

Entonces, para repasar, podrías decirle a alguien:

"What a bummer!" if something bad has happened to them,

"¡Qué fastidio!". si les ha pasado algo malo,

and that person is probably feeling "bummed out"

y esa persona probablemente se siente "desanimada"

in that situation.

en esa situación.

Anyways, Bob the Canadian here,

De todos modos, Bob el canadiense aquí,

and you're learning a little bit of English with me

y tú estás aprendiendo un poco de inglés conmigo

every day, and I hope you are having a good day today.

todos los días, y espero que hoy tengas un buen día.