How to say 'not'


Je n'aime pas les lentilles


  • To say that you like something you say J'aime..., 'I like...'. To say that you don't like something, you say Je n'aime pas...


  • To make other sentences negative, you also wrap ne... pas around the verb, e.g. Je ne mange pas..., 'I don't eat...', or Je ne suis pas..., 'I'm not...'


  • In normal speech, ne is usually left out, e.g. J'aime pas les légumes, 'I don't like vegetables'.
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J'aime I like  
Je suis I am  
Je mange I eat  

Can you complete these phrases, putting the verbs into the negative?

J'aime le café Je le café
Je suis français Je français
C'est loin Ce loin
Je prends ça Je ça
Je travaille ici Je ici
Il parle allemand Il allemand
Elle aime la bière Elle la bière
Il est étudiant Il étudiant
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