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¡Qué mala suerte!

What bad luck! / How unlucky! / That's tough!

Exclamations & Reactions
Notes & Usage:

Expresses sympathy for someone's misfortune. The direct opposite of qué suerte. Can also be used ironically when someone is being overly dramatic.

See It in Context

—Me puse enfermo justo en vacaciones. —¡Qué mala suerte!

—I got sick right on holiday. —What bad luck!

¡Qué mala suerte, siempre le pasan estas cosas!

How unlucky, these things always happen to him!

—Perdí la cartera en el último día del viaje. —¡Qué mala suerte!

—I lost my wallet on the last day of the trip. —That's tough!