i don't care in Arabic: لا اهتم (lā ahtammu) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

لَا أَهْتَمُّ is a common way to say “I don’t care”. It is a negative verb phrase; you can also hear the shortened colloquial لَا يِهِمّك. Use it when you want to express indifference.

Example sentences

لَا أَهْتَمُّ بِالْمَوْقِعِ الَّذِي سَيَكُونُ فِي الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ.

lā ahtammu bil-mawqiʿi allaḏī sayakūnu fī al-mustaqbali.

I don't care about the place it will be in the future.
هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ؟ لَا أَهْتَمُّ.

hal turīdu an tadhhaba? lā ahtammu.

Do you want to go? I don't care.
لَا أَهْتَمُّ بِالْآرَاءِ السَّلْبِيَّةِ.

lā ahtammu bil-ārāʾi al-salbiyyati.

I don't care about the negative comments.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

I don't care

لا آبه

I don't care for him.

لا يهمني أمره.

I don't care if it snows.

لا يهمني إذا هطل الثلج.

I don't care about profit.

أنا لا أهتم للربح

I don't care what anyone says.

لا اهتم بما يقوله الآخرون.

I don't care what you're doing.

لا يهمني ما تفعلونه.

But Erdogan says, I don't care...

أنا لا أكترث لذلك، رد أردوغان.

I don't care whichever you choose.

لا يهمني أيهم اخترت.

I don't care what your mother said.

لا يهمني ما قالتهُ والدتك.

I don't care how much money you have.

لا يهمّني كم فلوساً تملك.

Oh take the spiders too. I know they're not insects, but I don't care.

أوه خذ العناكب كذلك. أعرف أنها ليست حشرات، لكن لا أهتم.

"I don't care about the verdict and whether it is justice or not," he said.

حيث قال: " أنا لا أبالي بالحكم الذي صدر عن المحكمة وما إذا كان قد حقق العدالة أم لا ".

Questions and answers

Is there a shorter spoken form?

Yes, many speakers say لَا يِهِمّك (la yihimmak) meaning “it doesn’t matter to you/you don’t care.”

Can I use it for third‑person?

Use يَهمُهُ (yahimmuhu) for “it matters to him”; the negative is لَا يَهمُهُ.