Nobody in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: NAH-dyeh
IPA: ˈna.ðje

8 months ago

Amar a todos…

…confiar en nadie.

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Origin

Derived from Latin “nemo” (no one, nobody)

6 months ago

nadie info.

Tips to remember “nadie”:
– Associate “nadie” with the English “nobody” by noting the similar “n” at the beginning of both words.
– Think of the phrase “No hay nadie,” meaning “There is nobody” as a way to encode the meaning in a frequently used sentence.
– Use the word in a variety of sentences to solidify its meaning in your memory.

Explanations:
– “Nadie” is a pronoun used to indicate the absence of any person. It is used in negative sentences in Spanish.

Other words that mean the same:
– “Ninguno/a” can be used in a similar context as “nadie” to mean “no one” or “none” when referring to people, with the variation that “ninguno/a” changes according to gender.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– “Nadie” doesn’t have a widespread slang meaning. It is typically used in its standard form across different Spanish-speaking regions.

Examples of sentences:
1. No conozco a nadie aquí.
(I don’t know anyone here.)
2. No hay nadie en casa.
(There’s nobody at home.)
3. Nadie me ayudó a estudiar.
(Nobody helped me study.)
4. ¿Hay alguien aquí? No, no hay nadie.
(Is there anyone here? No, there’s nobody.)
5. Nadie sabe la respuesta a esa pregunta.
(Nobody knows the answer to that question.)

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