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  2. Jul 21, 2023 · Spanish Affirmative and Negative Words. Below is a chart of affirmative words in Spanish and their negative counterpart: Affirmative word. Negative word. Use. Algo – Something. Nada – Nothing. Refer to things and ideas. Algún – A, an, any, some.

  3. If you want to do more than “survive” an interaction with native speakers, you’ll need to learn the most common affirmative and negative words in Spanish. Fortunately, we’ve put together an exact list of what you need.

    • Sí. English meaning: Yes. Make sure to include the accent mark above the i. Otherwise, you’ll end up with the word si (if). ¿A ti te gustan las naranjas?
    • Todo , Toda , Todos , Todas. English meanings: All, everything, entire. Use the word todo to refer to the general concept of “everything” or “all.” If you want to talk about all of a specific thing, use todo, toda, todos or todas, plus the corresponding article el , la , los or las , plus the object.
    • Algo. English meaning: Something, anything. ¿Quieres algo? (Do you want something/anything?)
    • Algún , Alguna , Algunos , Algunas. English meaning: Some. This word works grammatically just like todo, but instead of meaning “all” it means “some.” Like todo, it can refer to people or objects.
  4. Negative formal commands couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is put a negative word such as no in front of the affirmative formal command, and you've got yourself a negative formal command. No saquen sus libros. Do not take out your books. No ponga su bolsa aquí. Do not put your purse here.

  5. The simplest way to change a sentence from affirmative to negative in English is to include “do not” or “does not” (or “don’t” or “doesn’t”): Affirmative: Negative: I play tennis. I do not play tennis. She wants to write. She doesn’t want to write. They watch TV.

  6. Jul 13, 2023 · Mastering the use of positive (affirmative) and negative words in Spanish is an integral step to becoming a more coherent, fluent-like speaker. This unit reviews many of the common words you will need.

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