How to Say "harmful" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “harmful” is “malo” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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AdjectiveB1
Bad for your health or well-being
Examples
Fumar es malo para la salud.
Smoking is harmful to your health.
Soy muy malo para recordar nombres.
I'm very bad at remembering names.
Mi hermano es malo jugando al tenis.
My brother is bad at playing tennis.
Structure for 'Bad At'
To say you're bad at something, use the pattern 'ser malo para' + [the thing] or 'ser malo' + [an action ending in -ando/-iendo]. For example, 'Soy malo para el fútbol' or 'Soy malo jugando al fútbol'.
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