Language/Standard-arabic/Vocabulary/Say-No

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Instead of simply saying "No", it's more engaging and natural to learn various ways to express negation in Arabic. In this lesson, we will explore different ways to say "no" in Standard Arabic. Once you've mastered these expressions, you might also be interested in expanding your vocabulary with other related topics, such as "How to say YES", learning about Standard Arabic flowers, discovering the names of Arabic buildings, or understanding the use of ordinal numbers in Arabic. Enjoy your journey towards becoming a more fluent Arabic speaker! 😊📚

Summary

Word/Phrase Meaning Formality Level
لا /la/ No Formal
لا شكرا /la shokran/ No, thanks Semi-formal
انسى /Insà/ Forget it! Informal
ليس الآن /laysa elàn/ Not now Formal
للاسف لا /lilasaf la/ Sorry no Formal
أبدا /abadan/ Never! Formal
مستحيل /Mostaheel/ Impossible Formal

لا /la/

No

Simply , it means No

ًلا شكرا / la shokran/

No, thanks

In some situations, answering “لا” can come across as rude though. so you may want to say “لا شكرا” instead .

انسى /Insà/

forget it!

انسى is verb ,so you can conjuge and say : انسي /Insi/ for single femin.


This word is used in Egyptian slang.

  • هل يمكن ان تقرضني 1,000يورو? انسى ! = Could you lend me 1,000 euros? Forget it!

ليس الآن /laysa elàn/

not now


If you do not wish to do something now, but would be ready in a moment, you can say "Not now".

  • هل تود ان نذهب الى المطعم? ليس الان. Do you feel like going to the restaurant? Not now.

للأسف لا /lilasaf la/

Sorry no


To formally decline a request while pretending you really wished you could help, you can say "للاسف لا ".

ًأبدا /abadan/

never!


If you want to say you’ll never do something, you can say “ابد".

  • عمرك رحت لامريكا? لا ابدا . = Have you ever been to the US? = No never

مستحيل /Mostaheel/

It means impossible.

  • Give me your camera, please.

Impossible

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