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Hey there! I'm Vincent, a fellow language aficionado on a mission to unravel the linguistic tapestry of one of the most powerful words in human communication: "no."

This seemingly simple syllable, packed with decisive clarity, echoes differently across the globe. It's more than just a negation; it's a cultural fingerprint, a phonetic dance across diverse tongues and lips. In this linguistic odyssey, we're not just saying "no" — we're diving into the very essence of refusal, disagreement, and denial as it shapes and is shaped by languages worldwide. Join me as we explore the rich, varied sounds of negation, each echoing unique historical and cultural narratives. How does a single concept morph so beautifully in sound and form from one language to another?

Let's embark on this fascinating journey together, and discover the compelling world of "no"!

All Languages

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Afrikaans	geen	xəˈən	geen
Albanian	jo	ˈjo	jo
Amharic	አይ	ʔäj	ayi
Arabic	لا	lɑː	la
Armenian	ոչ	voʧ	voch
Azerbaijani	yox	joχ	yox
Basque	no	no	no
Belarusian	няма	ˈɲama	nyama
Bengali	না	na	na
Bosnian	ne	nɛ	ne
Bulgarian	не	nɛ	ne
Catalan	no	ˈno	no
Cebuano	dili	ˈdili	dili
Chichewa	palibe	paˈlibe	palibe
Chinese Simplified	没有	méi yǒu	meiyou
Chinese Traditional	沒有	méi yǒu	meiyou
Corsican	Innò	iˈnɔ	innò
Croatian	Ne	nɛ	ne
Czech	Ne	nɛ	ne
Danish	ingen	ˈeŋən	ingen
Dutch	Nee	neː	nee
Esperanto	neniu	ˈneni.u	neniu
Estonian	ei	ɛi	ei
Filipino	hindi	ˈhindi	hindi
Finnish	ei	ɛi	ei
French	non	nɔ̃	non
Frisian	Nee	neː	nee
Galician	non	ˈnon	non
Georgian	არ	ɑr	ar
German	Nein	naɪ̯n	nein
Greek	όχι	ˈoçi	óchi
Gujarati	કોઈ	koɪ	koi
Haitian Creole	pa gen okenn	pa ɡɛ̃n okɛn	pa gen okenn
Hausa	babu	baˈbu	babu
Hawaiian	aʻole	ʔaˈʔole	a'ole
Hebrew	לא	lo	lo
Hindi	नहीं	nəˈhiː	nahīn
Hmong	tsis muaj	ʦis muaʤ	tsis muaj
Hungarian	nem	nɛm	nem
Icelandic	Nr	nr	nr
Igbo	dịghị	ˈdiːɣi	dighi
Indonesian	tidak	ˈtidaʔ	tidak
Irish	no	no	no
Italian	no	ˈno	no
Japanese	いいえ	iː.e	iie
Javanese	ora	ˈora	ora
Kannada	ಯಾವುದೇ	jaːvude	yavude
Kazakh	жоқ	ʒoq	joq
Khmer	គ្មាន	kmien	kmean
Kinyarwanda	oya	ɔ.ja	oya
Korean	아니	ɐ.ni	ani
Kurdish (Kurmanji)	na	na	na
Kyrgyz	жок	ʒok	jok
Lao	ບໍ່ມີ	bɔː miː	baw mi
Latin	nihil	ˈni.hil	nihil
Latvian	Nē	neː	ne
Lithuanian	ne	nɛ	ne
Luxembourgish	Nee	neː	nee
Macedonian	нема	ˈnɛma	nema
Malagasy	tsy misy	tsi ˈmisi	tsy misy
Malay	tidak	ˈti.daʔ	tidak
Malayalam	ഇല്ല	ilːa	illa
Maltese	ebda	ˈɛbda	ebda
Maori	kahore	kaˈhoɾɛ	kahore
Marathi	नाही	nɑːhiː	nahi
Mongolian	ямар ч	jamar ʧʰ	yamar ch
Myanmar (Burmese)	အဘယ်သူမျှမ	əbəθumja̰ma̰	abethumyama
Nepali	कुनै	kunai	kunai
Norwegian	Nei	næɪ	nei
Odia	ନା	na	na
Pashto	نه	na	na
Persian	خیر	xeir	kheir
Polish	Nie	ɲɛ	nie
Portuguese	não	ˈnɐ̃w̃	não
Punjabi	ਨਹੀਂ	nəˈhiː	nahīn
Romanian	Nu	nu	nu
Russian	нет	nʲɛt	net
Samoan	leai	lɛ.aɪ	leai
Scots Gaelic	Chan eil	xa nʲɛl	chan eil
Serbian	не	nɛ	ne
Sesotho	ha ho na	ha ho na	ha ho na
Shona	Aihwa	aiwa	aihwa
Sindhi	نه	na	na
Sinhala	නැත	nɛt	neth
Slovak	žiadny	ˈʒiadni	ziadny
Slovenian	no	no	no
Somali	no	no	no
Spanish	no	no	no
Sundanese	henteu	hɛnteu	henteu
Swahili	Hapana	hapana	hapana
Swedish	Nej	nej	nej
Tajik	нест	nest	nest
Tamil	இல்லை	ˈilːəi	illai
Tatar	юк	juk	yuk
Telugu	ఏ	e	e
Thai	ไม่	mâi	mai
Turkish	yok hayır	jok ˈhajɯɾ	yok hayır
Turkmen	ýok	jok	yok
Ukrainian	немає	nɛˈmajɛ	nemaye
Urdu	نہیں	nəˈhiː	nahīn
Uyghur	ياق	jaq	yaq
Uzbek	yo'q	joq	yo'q
Vietnamese	Không	kʰoəŋ˧ˀ˦	không
Welsh	dim	dɪm	dim
Xhosa	hayi	haːji	hayi
Yiddish	קיין	kajn	keyn
Yoruba	ko si	kɔ̀ ʃi	ko si
Zulu	kungekho	kuŋˈɡɛːkʰo	kungekho

"No" and Variants

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Basque	no	no	no
Catalan	no	no	no
Corsican	Innò	iˈnɔ	innò
Italian	no	no	no
Slovenian	no	no	no
Somali	no	no	no
Spanish	no	no	no

"Ne" and Variants

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Bosnian	ne	nɛ	ne
Bulgarian	не	nɛ	ne
Croatian	Ne	nɛ	ne
Czech	Ne	nɛ	ne
Lithuanian	ne	nɛ	ne
Macedonian	нема	ˈnɛma	nema
Serbian	не	nɛ	ne

Unique Expressions

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Amharic	አይ	ʔaj	ayi
Arabic	لا	laː	la
Armenian	ոչ	vɔtʃ	voch
Azerbaijani	yox	jɔx	yox
Georgian	არ	ar	ar
Greek	όχι	ˈoçi	óchi
Japanese	いいえ	iːe	iie
Korean	아니	a.ni	ani

"Ei" and Variants

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Estonian	ei	ɛi	ei
Finnish	ei	ɛi	ei

Tonal Language Variants

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Chinese Simplified	没有	méi yǒu	méiyǒu
Chinese Traditional	沒有	méi yǒu	méiyǒu
Thai	ไม่	mâi	mai
Vietnamese	Không	kʰoəŋ˧ˀ˦	không

Slavic Language Variants

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Belarusian	няма	ɲama	nyama
Bulgarian	не	nɛ	ne
Croatian	Ne	nɛ	ne
Czech	Ne	nɛ	ne
Macedonian	нема	ˈnɛma	nema
Polish	Nie	ɲɛ	nie
Russian	нет	nʲet	net
Serbian	не	nɛ	ne
Slovak	žiadny	ʒi̯adnɪ	ziadny
Slovenian	no	no	no
Ukrainian	немає	nɛˈmajɛ	nemaye

"Na" and Variants

Language	No	IPA Pronunciation	Transliteration
Bengali	না	na	na
Odia	ନା	na	na
Pashto	نه	na	na
Sindhi	نه	na	na

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