Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

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Meaning: no, not, but, there is no, there are no

Pronunciation: [nyeht]

Part of speech: negation

Rank: #58 (see frequency list)

I entered the Moscow State University but he didn't.
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• Он там? Нет!
• Is he there. No (he isn't)!
• Ты был в Красноя́рске? Нет, нé был.
• Have you been to Krasnoyarsk? No, I haven't.
• Сади́тесь, пожáлуйста. Нет, нет, спасибо!
• Please, sit down. Oh no, no, thanks!
• Самолëт прилетáeт чéрез час, нет, чéрез пятьдесят минут.
• The plane will arrive an hour, actually no, in fifty minutes.
• Я ду́мала: позвони́т он мне и́ли нет.
• I was thinking if he'd call me or not.
• Тепéрь ты чу́вствуешь себя́ лу́чше? Нет, горáздо ху́же!
• Are you feeling better now? Now, much worse.
• Нет, ты посмотри́, что он надéлал!
• But look what he has done!
• Ты уже хорошó говори́шь по-ру́сски? Ещë нет.
• Do you speak Russian well already? Not yet.
• Я поступи́ла в МГУ, а он нет.
• I entered the Moscow State University, but he didn't.
• У нас нет фéна.
• We have no hairdryer.
• В дóме нет свéта.
• There's no light in the house.
• У негó совсéм нет свобóдного врéмени: он мнóго рабóтает.
• He's no free time at all, he works a lot.
• Мóжно Дáшу? Еë нет дóма.
• Could I speak to Dasha, please? She's not here.
• Я стучáл мину́т пятнáдцать: там никогó нет.
• I've been knocking for fifteen minutes, there's nobody there.
• Нет áтомной энéргии!
• Say no to nuclear power!
•  literal  No to nuclear power!

• совсéм нет = not at all
• вóвсе нет = not at all
• своди́ться на нeт = come to nothing
• a тó нет! = no doubt about it!
• нет сомнéния = no doubt
• нет ничегó удивнет ничего удиви́тельного (в том), что = it's no wonder that
• нет ничегó лу́чше = there's nothing better
• нет ничегó ху́же = there's nothing worse
• чегó тóлько нет = there's plenty of things
• лицá на нëм нет = he looks tired
• э́тому цены́ нет = it's priceless
• нет числá = great number of something
• почему́ нет? = why not?

• не = no
• нéту = there is no; there are no (colloquial speech)

• Нет ху́да без добрá.
• Every cloud has a silver lining.
•  literal  There's no bad without good.
• На нет и судá нет.
• It's no use crying for the moon.
•  literal  If something is absent, there's no blame.
• Нет ды́ма без огня́.
• There's no smoke without fire.

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