Hey everyone, I'm Alex, thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on 30 plus ways to say
"no" in English. So "no" is a very common word but if you want to not only say "no" all the time if
you're looking for some variety in your vocabulary this video will help you do that. So, here we have
a question, a very common yes/no question: Do you want to see a movie with me? I've added the "with
me", usually it's implied that it's with you, right? But just for clarity, I've added the "with
me." So, do you want to see a movie with me? Yeah? Okay, let's imagine that it's no, because you're
busy, or you don't have the money, or whatever the reason is. So, of course, you can just start
with "No." No is a very common word, right? But like I said, we're doing more than "no" in this
lesson. You can also say: nope, with the "p", you gotta pop the "p". Nope. Did you repeat? Okay,
let's try to repeat. You can also say: Nah. Naw. So you have nah, naw. So you have "eh",
like a baby, "aw", also like a baby, I guess. So, nope, nah, naw, okay? And here we have some other
ways. You can say "uh-uh". Uh-uh. Mm-mm. You don't even have to open your mouth, that's the best part
about this one. So just repeat after me: Mm-mm. I'm shaking my head 'cause that's a "no" in North
America, anyway. All right? So, uh-uh, mm-mm. And if you want to say yes, you can actually say
"mm-hm". Right? Mm-hm. But for no, it's mm-mm. So just, mm-mm. Double m, double m. You can
also just say "Negative". That's a little bit more sarcastic of a way to say no. Want to see
a movie? Negative. I don't. Sorry. Another way to say negative: Negatory. That is a negatory,
old buddy. Negative, negatory. Want to be polite? No thanks. No siree. So it's like saying "no sir",
right, but you can say "no siree". Or if you want to go further, there's like, no siree Bob.
I don't remember what movie that was from, I've heard that in a movie before. The "no siree Bob",
B-o-b. You can google "no siree Bob" and let me know where that's from in the comments. All right.
If you want to be a little stronger and have your no be like never, you can say, wanna see a movie
with me? Never. You're just not a good friend. Why would that person ask you? You can say,
No chance. There is zero, zero, zero chance that I'm going to see a movie with you. No chance in
hell. No chance or no chance in hell. Even if we were in Hell, I wouldn't see a movie with
you. That's the general meaning there. No way. No way. There's no path that will let me see a
movie with you. Not in a million years. Not in a million years, okay? Maybe two million? But not
one million. Not in a million years. Not on your life. So, not on your life, never in your life
would I ever see a movie with you. Not even if you paid me. This is just very rude. So you're saying,
if you gave me money, maybe you paid for me to see the movie, and you paid me more on top of that,
I still wouldn't see the movie with you. So not even if you paid me. No. Okay? And finally,
That's out of the question. Out of the question, I cannot do it, that is impossible, no, nah,
naw, uh-uh, mm-mm, negative, negatory, not on your life, not in a million years, I can't do it. Okay,
so we have some ways to say no, some more slang ways to say never, no chance, no chance in hell,
not in a million years, not even if you paid me, and now let's look at some more idiomatic ways
to say no. Other ways to say no include: I'll pass. Or, I'm gonna pass. Now, most people know
if you're learning English and you know a little bit about grammar, that you can use "will" for a
decision made in the moment, like, right now, I'll pass. And that you use "be going to" when
something is a plan. However, a lot of native speakers don't make the distinction in this
context between a decision in a moment and a plan, and they use them interchangeably. So you can say,
I'll pass, or I'm gonna pass, and the meaning is I am passing on your offer. I am not going to say
yes to your offer. You can also just say, Pass. Or if you want to me a little cooler, Hard pass.
Just mmh. Hard. Pass. Not interested at all. Fat chance, or if you want to say the longer version
of that, fat chance of THAT happening. It's like saying, no way or no chance of that happening.
Next, we have - wanna see a movie? I'm good. This means, I don't need to see the movie, I'm okay,
I'm fine, thanks, but no thanks. Should have added that. Thanks, but no thanks is another one that
you can add. So, I'm good, or I'm good, thanks. Okay? If you want to be a little more sarcastic,
if that's your personality, the next two are a little more sarcastic. So you can say "Let's
not," or "Let's not and say we did." So you know, let's imagine that we went to the movies
but we didn't go to the movies. Let's say we went but I'm not going with you. And same idea here:
Can we not and say we did? So can we not go to the movies but say we went to the movies? So again,
let's not and say we did? Can we not and say we did? So if you want to be more sarcastic,
you can use these two to say no to an offer of some sort. And okay, there are a ton over here,
and this will depend on what is the modal verb, the auxiliary verb that is used in the question.
Or the main verb that's used in the question. So to be polite, you can say I'm afraid I... or
Sorry, but I... Or you can just say I - I can't, I don't, I won't, I shouldn't, I couldn't, I didn't,
I wouldn't. So you can - if you want to make these softer, instead of saying - Do you want to go to a
movie? I can't. I'm afraid I can't, or Sorry, but I can't. Do you want to go to a movie? I don't.
That's very strong, if you just say sorry, but I don't. I'm afraid I don't. I don't want to go
to a movie. So hey, will you be at the party? No, I won't. Sorry, but I won't. I'm afraid I
won't. So these are different ways to say no, but in a more polite way, and if the person
uses a "should I" or "should you" or "should we" or "could you" or "could I" or "could we",
"did you," "do you," um, sorry, "did you, did we", and you want to say no, you can just say
"I didn't, I couldn't." Hey, did you talk to Frank yesterday? I didn't. I'm afraid I didn't. Sorry,
but I didn't. Okay?So you're saying no, but all you're doing is repeating the auxiliary verb in
the question, but using the negative form of that auxiliary verb. So "should I?" or "should
we?" "We shouldn't. No, no, we shouldn't." Okay? "Would you?" "No, I wouldn't." "Would
you do that?" Second conditional. "I wouldn't. Mm-mm. Uh-uh." Uh-uh? No, uh-huh means yes. Mm-mm,
uh-uh means no. Okay. That's it, guys. That's everything. So hopefully after this lesson,
you now have more words in your vocabulary toolbox that will make you more comfortable
and more confident to say "no" to people and use more words than just "no". Because "no" is - it's
a good word, it's a great word, but there are many many many many more ways to say no in English,
and you've seen a whole bunch of them today. So please , review the lesson, check it out again,
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