What does “me río de los nervios” mean in Spanish?

He’s flying first class for the first time, so giddy he says he feels like a kid. Then: “Hasta me río de los nervios” — I’m even laughing from nerves. The little phrase “de los nervios” tells you why he’s laughing. In Spanish, “de + a feeling” often shows the cause behind a reaction, so the laugh isn’t joke-funny — it’s nervous excitement spilling out.

Spoken line: “Hasta me río de los nervios.” — “I’m even laughing from nerves.” To say what’s causing a feeling or reaction, Spanish often uses “de + the feeling”: - “Lloro de alegría.” — “I’m crying from joy.” - “Tiemblo del miedo.” — “I’m shaking from fear.” - “Me muero de hambre.” — “I’m dying of hunger” (a very common, casual way to say you’re starving). So “me río de los nervios” isn’t “I laugh at the nerves” — it’s “the nerves are making me laugh.” You’ll come across this same pattern with other feelings in everyday Spanish too, whenever the speaker wants to point at the reason behind how someone feels.