Dictionary / I'm bored
How to Say "I'm bored" in French
Je m'ennuie
/ʒə mɑ̃nɥi/
Literally: I bore myself
Je
I
m'
myself
ennuie
bore
Good to know
The reflexive is the state (je m'ennuie, I'm bored). The plain adjective is the effect you have on other people (il est ennuyeux, he is boring). C'est ennuyeux about a thing is safe and common.
Correct
Je m'ennuie
What people say wrong
Je suis ennuyeux
I am boring
The mistake to avoid. Boredom is reflexive in French. It's something you do to yourself. Je suis ennuyeux uses the adjective form, which describes the effect you have on others, and is rarely the confession anyone means to make.
In context
Je m'ennuie un peu ici.
I'm a bit bored here.
Tu t'ennuies ? On peut partir.
Are you bored? We can go.
On s'ennuyait pendant la réunion.
We were bored during the meeting.