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How to say "no" in Russian

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нет
(interjection) no
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Нет , я не хочу .
No, I don't want (that).
Нет , это не моё .
No, this is not mine
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What Happens If Only 100 People Are Left on Earth?
У семидесяти пяти человек была бы еда и жильё , у двадцати пяти - нет .
Seventy-five people would have food and housing, and twenty-five would not.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - Trailer
Я есть Грут . - Нет !
I am Groot. / No!
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - Trailer
Я есть Грут . Я есть Грут . / Нет !
I am Groot. I am Groot. / No!
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нет
(phrase) no; there is not Keep in mind that Russian widely uses double negation, so you don't leave out the "not" part even if the sentence already has another "negative" word such as "never."
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Там нет воды .
There is no water there.
Здесь никого нет .
There is no one here.
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Arrival - Trailer
Пока нет никаких признаков первого контакта .
As of yet there are no signs of first contact.
Making a Vegetable Soup
Правильно , морковки там нет .
Right, there is no carrot there.
The Rush Hour
Транспортных - нет - ведь количество поездов не меняется .
Not traffic ones - after all, the number of trains does not change.
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никто
(pronoun) (nominative) (masc.) (sing.) no one; nobody Keep in mind that Russian widely uses double negation, so you don't leave out the "not" part even if the sentence already has another "negative" word such as "never."
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Здесь никто не живёт .
No one lives here.
Никто не любит изюм .
No one likes raisins.
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Interstellar - Trailer
Никто и ничто в нашей Солнечной системе нас не спасёт .
No one and nothing in our Solar System is going to save us.
Can You Hear Me?
меня никто не слышит .
no one can hear me.
Spy Games
И никто не заметит .
And no one will notice.
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не было
(expression) there was no
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Вчера не было встречи .
There was no meeting yesterday.
На это не было времени .
There was no time for this.
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"When You Were Here" - DDT
И не было серых дней , когда ты была здесь .
And there were no gray days when you were here.
Latest Apple Release - Part 1 of 2: The Apple Watch
Это вообще просто потрясающе на самом деле - такого ещё не было нигде .
It's simply totally amazing, really - it's never been done before.
Latest Apple Release - Part 2 of 2: The iPhone XS
Не знаю , почему раньше этого не было - теперь есть .
I don't know why it wasn't there before, but now it's there.
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никому
(pronoun) (dative) (to) no one Keep in mind that Russian widely uses double negation, so you don't leave out the "not" part even if the sentence already has another "negative" word such as "no one."
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Clickable Example Sentences

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Никому не говори .
Don not tell anyone.
Я никому не дам ключи .
I will not give the keys to anyone.
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At the Parking Lot
Теперь никому не проехать !
Now no one can drive through here!
"Hold My Hand" - Dima Bilan
Мы никому об этом не расскажем .
We won't tell anyone about this.
"Hold My Hand" - Dima Bilan
Мы никому об этом не расскажем .
We won't tell anyone about this.
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