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Illustration of the A1 German word “nein”, which translates to “no”. Pip — small round-faced child, huge mop of curly dark hair, denim dungarees — clamps lips shut and turns away from a spoonful of broccoli held out by a pleading parent, arms crossed in total refusal.

nein is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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nein

no

/naɪ̯n/

Examples — nein in a sentence

Nein, das ist leider nicht die richtige Antwort.

No, that is unfortunately not the correct answer.

Möchten Sie etwas trinken? Nein, danke.

Would you like something to drink? No, thank you.

How to remember it

NINE sounds like 'nine'. A stern teacher says "absolutely *no* running!" to the *nine* noisy kids.

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