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Spanish (Latin America) Negation

This is a lesson about negation in Spanish (Latin America). 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
No one: ninguno
No longer: no más
Never: nunca
Cannot: no puedo
Should not: no debería

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
I do not speak Japanese: No hablo japonés
I cannot remember the word: No recuerdo la palabra
You should not forget this word: No debes olvidar esta palabra
No problem!: No hay problema
I don't know!: ¡No sé!
I'm not interested!: ¡No me interesa!
Don't worry!: ¡No te preocupes!
This is wrong: Esto es un error
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 hablo italiano con fluidez

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