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How to Say You're Not Doing Something

Add 'no' before the verb to say you are not doing something, or you don't do something in Spanish.

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No

Adding 'no' is the simplest way to make a sentence negative in Spanish.
The 'no' will usually come before the verb.
Me gustan las verduras.
- I like vegetables.
No me gustan las verduras.
- I do not like vegetables.

Que no

'No' comes after verbs of belief, hope and desire.
Creo que no.
- I don't think so.
'Que no' is used in short answers when there is no need to repeat a previous statement.

Examples

Hago ejercicio.
- I do exercise.
No hago ejercicio.
- I don't do exercise.

Other examples

Como carne.
- I eat meat.
No como carne.
- I don't eat meat.

1You, Family & Home

1.1Introducing Yourself & Being Polite

1.1.1Name & Age

1.1.2Being Polite: Hello

1.1.3Being Polite: Please

1.1.4Introductions

1.2Looks & Personality

1.2.1Hair

1.2.2Eyes

1.2.3Physical Appearance

1.2.4Personality

1.3My Family & I

1.3.1Family Members

1.3.2Other Family Members

1.3.3Pets

1.4Days, Months & Time

1.4.1Time

1.4.2Days of the Week

1.4.3Months of the Year

1.5Numbers

1.5.1Numbers 1-10

1.5.2Numbers 11-20

1.5.3Numbers 21-29

1.5.4Numbers: 30-39

1.5.5Numbers: 40-49

1.5.6Numbers: 50-59

1.5.7Numbers: 60-69

1.5.8Numbers: 70-79

1.5.9Numbers: 80-89

1.5.10Numbers: 90-100

2School & Jobs

2.1School

2.1.1School Subjects (1/2)

2.1.2School Subjects (2/2)

3Free Time

3.1Free Time

3.1.1Sports: Jugar

3.1.2Sports: Hacer

3.1.3Music

3.2Town

3.2.1Shops (1/2)

3.2.2Shops (2/2)

3.2.3Places in Town

3.2.4Talking About Places in Town

3.3Shopping

3.3.1Liking & Not Liking

3.3.2Fruit

3.3.3Vegetables

3.3.4Clothes (1/2)

3.3.5Clothes (2/2)

3.4Holiday

3.4.1Good Weather

3.4.2Bad Weather

4Grammar

4.1Verbs

4.1.1Subject Pronouns

4.1.2Subject Pronouns: Explanation

4.1.3Verbs

4.1.4Conjugation

4.2Important Irregular Verbs

4.2.1To Be - Ser

4.2.2Uses of 'Ser' (1/2)

4.2.3Uses of 'Ser' (2/2)

4.2.4To Be - Estar

4.2.5Uses of 'Estar' (1/2)

4.2.6Uses of 'Estar' (2/2)

4.2.7'Ser' or 'Estar' (1/2)

4.2.8'Ser' or 'Estar' (2/2)

4.2.9To Have

4.2.10Uses of 'Tener'

4.3Regular Verbs in the Present Tense

4.3.1Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense: 'Hablar'

4.3.2Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense

4.3.3Regular 'ER' Verbs in the Present Tense

4.3.4'ER' Verbs in the Present: Examples

4.3.5Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present Tense

4.3.6Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present: Examples

4.4Verbs in the Immediate Future

4.4.1Immediate Future

4.4.2Immediate Future: Uses

4.5Negatives

4.5.1Negatives

4.5.2Just the 'Nada' Bit

4.6Nouns

4.6.1Saying 'A' & 'The' (Singular)

4.6.2Saying 'Some' and 'The' (Plural)

4.6.3Plural Nouns

4.6.4Proper Nouns (1/2)

4.6.5Proper Nouns (2/2)

4.7Adjectives

4.7.1Adjectives

4.7.2Adjectives: Spelling

4.7.3Adjectives That Don't Change

4.7.4'Grande' and 'Bueno'

4.7.5Adjectives that Change Endings

4.7.6Plural

4.7.7Possession

4.8Prepositions

4.8.1Common Prepositions

4.9Questions

4.9.1Asking Questions

4.10Conjunctions

4.10.1What Are Conjunctions?

4.11Adverbials

4.11.1Adverbs of Manner

4.11.2Adverbs of Time

4.11.3Adverbs of Place

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