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Hello, my name is Vincent, and as a language enthusiast, I've always been fascinated by the simple, yet profound word "no" in various languages. How do cultures across the globe express negation? In this exploration, we delve into the phonetic and linguistic nuances of saying "no" around the world.
All Languages
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 |
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Basque | no | no | |
Catalan | no | no | |
Corsican | Innò | innò | |
Italian | no | no | |
Slovenian | no | no | |
Somali | no | no | |
Spanish | no | no |
"Ne" and Variants
Language | No | IPA Pronunciation | Transliteration |
---|---|---|---|
Bosnian | ne | ne | |
Bulgarian | не | ne | |
Croatian | Ne | ne | |
Czech | Ne | ne | |
Lithuanian | ne | ne | |
Macedonian | нема | nema | |
Serbian | не | ne |
Unique Expressions
Language | No | IPA Pronunciation | Transliteration |
---|---|---|---|
Amharic | አይ | ayi | |
Arabic | لا | la | la |
Armenian | ոչ | voch | |
Azerbaijani | yox | yox | |
Georgian | არ | ar | |
Greek | όχι | óchi | óchi |
Japanese | いいえ | ii e | iie |
Korean | 아니 | ani | ani |
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