{"id":18449,"date":"2025-01-16T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spanishcourseinspain.com\/?p=18449"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:25:28","slug":"phrase-of-the-week-ni-fu-ni-fa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spanishcourseinspain.com\/en\/phrase-of-the-week-ni-fu-ni-fa\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrase of the week: Ni fu ni fa"},"content":{"rendered":"

We continue with typical Spanish expressions used in everyday life. Although it may sound a bit strange, once you have learnt the meaning of \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019, it will be an expression that you will never stop using.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, you have probably already witnessed a situation in which a person responds \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019 to a question about tastes or opinion about something. From Dencanto Community<\/a> we tell you below what is the meaning of \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019 and clear examples with which to start putting it into practice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the meaning of ni fu ni fa?<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2018Ni fu ni fa\u2019 is a very common colloquial phrase used in everyday life. Its meaning is similar to the expression \u201cas\u00ed as\u00ed\u201d. Regardless of the question asked, \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019 can be used to express indifference or to indicate that we have neither liked or disliked something<\/strong>, that is, to express that something is neither good nor bad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, when asked \u2018Did you like the film?\u2019, the answer \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019 is used to express neither good nor bad, neither too much nor too little.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the origin of the Spanish expression ni fu ni fa?<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are doubts about the origin of this well-known expression<\/strong> used today. One of the theories of the origin of this expression comes from its phonetic theory: \u2018fu\u2019 from \u2018fulastre\u2019, a word that refers to a bad quality; \u2018fa\u2019 from \u2018fabuloso\u2019. However, there is no evidence that the expression \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019 comes 100% from this phonetic theory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the beginning of its origin, it seems to date back to 1875 when the expression was first referred to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Example of the use of the expression \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019 in Spanish<\/span><\/h2>\n

Do you want to start using this expression? Moreover, as it is made up of such short words, it will be easy to pronounce by students of Spanish of different levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When you want to express that you didn’t love something but you didn’t dislike it either, that is, that something was \u2018normal\u2019 or \u2018average\u2019, you can use \u2018ni fu ni fa\u2019.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Do you like Valencian paella? – Ni fu ni fa<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Do you feel like going to the mountains this weekend? – Ni fu ni fa<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Was the film good? – Ni fu ni fa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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