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Spanish Negation

This is a lesson about negation in Spanish. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".

No: no
Nothing: nada
Not yet: aún no / todavía no
No one: nadie
No longer: ya no
Never: nunca
Cannot: no se puede
Should not: no se debe

The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.

We don't understand: no entendemos / no comprendemos
I do not speak Japanese: Yo no hablo japonés
I cannot remember the word: No puedo recordar la palabra / No recuerdo la palabra
You should not forget this word: No debes olvidar esta palabra.
No problem!: ¡Sin problema!
I don't know!: ¡No sé!
I'm not interested!: ¡No me interesa!
Don't worry!: ¡No te preocupes!
This is wrong: Esto está mal.
This is not correct: Esto no es correcto.
No one here speaks Greek: Aquí nadie habla griego.
I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Aún no domino el italiano / Aún no hablo italiano con fluidez

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