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Lesson 65

Nothing, Nobody, Never

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Double negative is required in Spanish

SpanishEnglish
nadanothing
nadienobody
nuncanever
nada másnothing else
nadie másnobody else

Opposites: algo (something), alguien (somebody), siempre (always).

Más can mean "else" when paired with nada/nadie: nada más = nothing else, nadie más = nobody else.

Vez = time (as in "one time," not clock time). Una vez = once/one time. Una vez más = one more time. Otra vez = another time / again.

Preterite of ver: vi (I saw), vio (he saw), viste (you saw), vimos (we saw), vieron (they saw).

Anoche = last night.

Sentences practiced

SpanishEnglish
No comí nada más.I didn't eat anything else.
¿No comiste nada más?Didn't you eat anything else?
Vi.I
Vio.He
Viste.You
Vimos.We
Vieron.They saw.
¿No me viste anoche?Didn't you see me last night?
Una vez.Once.
Lo vi una vez.I saw him once.
Los vi una vez.I saw them once.
Los vieron una vez.They saw them once.
Una vez más.One more time.
Quiero verlos una vez más.I want to see them one more time.
Otra vez.Again / another time.