Spanish Negatives

Spanish Negatives

Just say "no".

Los negativos

• To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you usually put NO in front of the verb or expression. In English, we usually use the word "not"

• No me gusta cantar --> I do not like to sing

To answer a question negatively...

• You often use no twice. The first no answers the question. The second no says "I do not...(don't).

• This is similar to the way you answer a question in English

• Te gusta escribir cuentos? = Do you like to write stories?

• No, no me gusta nada --> No, I don't like at all

In Spanish, you might use one or more negatives after answering "no"

• Te gusta cantar? = Do you like to sing?

• No, no me gusta nada = No I don't like it all

• If you want to say that you do not like either of the two choices use ni...ni

• No me gusta ni nadar ni dibujar

• I don't like either swimming or drawing/I like neither swimming nor drawing

Fill in the following blanks with the correct expression

no, nada, tampoco, ni...ni

Fill in the Blank

No,

me gusta.

Fill in the Blank

No me gusta ________ jugar videojuegos ______ usar la computadora.

Fill in the Blank

No, no me gusta

practicar deportes

Fill in the Blank

A mi

!