how to say no in different languages?

Answer 1

English - NO

Answer 2

Hi,

I'd say it's interesting to observ that in most languages No begins either by a "n", or by a [e] sound.

And I'd add that in Japanese, though the No is いいえ, like many did teach us, you 'll never say it, because it is far too impolite and rude.

Instead, you'll say things such as ちょっと。。。, [ tchotto], which means, " It's not that I don't want to, but...".

Or, you ask a lot of questions.
If ever a Japanese business man asks you a lot of question, consider that the business is over, and that he won't sign any thing.

It's far harder to know what people mean and think in Asia because they never expresse their disagreement directly

Then, No is:
NON in French, or NAN - for Children mostly
Nein in German
No in Italian

Regards,

Answer 3

Greek from Greece - Oxi (x sound is like H sound in Help)
Greek from Cyprus - Oi or in some villages tut whilst moving head upwards like a nod
British Sign Language - Clench fist with knuckles facing upwards and move fist from the wrist from left to right to left to right

Answer 4

In Persian language (Iranian language):

Nah = No
Baleh = Yes


Good luck ;)

Answer 5

As some people have said, there are a number of ways to say 'no' in Welsh.

Nac ydw (this only applies to the first person)
Nac ydy (referring to anything or anyone else)
Does dim... (There is no...)
Nac oes (a variant of 'nac ydy')
Na (when answering a yes/ no question)

Answer 6

Nein - German
No - Italian, English, Spanish
Non - French
Niet - Russian
Nei/Nej - Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

Sorry I dont know any more...=)

Answer 7

French / Galician: non
Spanish / Italian / Catalan: no
Portuguese: não
Romanian: nu
Japanese: いいえ (pronunced iiye)
Breton: nann (although there are many ways of saying it, like in Welsh)
German: nein
Dutch: nee
Danish / Swedish: nej
Greek: όχι (okhi, pronunce "ohi")
Czech: ne
Basque: ez
Estonian: ei
Arabic: "la"
Chinese: 不 (pronunced bù)
Russian: нет (pronunced nyet)

Answer 8

In welsh there are many ways of saying no, depending on the question asked....
Nac Ydw
Na Fydda
Nac Oes
Nac Ydy
Don't need to go on, too many of them!!!

Answer 9

不 Chinese
nr/Geen Dutch
Non French
Nein German
αριθ Greek
No Italian
いいえ Japanese
아니다 Korean
ingen Norwegian
não Portuguese
нет Russian
No Spanish

Answer 10

No = English

Nahi (pronounced Nahee) in Hindi and also Urdu and aslo punjabi but in punjabi pronounced (nai)
La = Arabic

Answer 11

Nee (pron. nay) - Dutch
Oxi (x pron. like Scottish CH in loch or Spanish J, so okhee) in Greek
Changes to osh in Crete
La in Arabic
Lo in Hebrew