There's none left = No queda??

Question

Hi all!

So if l want to say ''there's none left or there's nothing left''

Can l say: no queda o no queda nada?

And if l want to say ''there is no milk left'', can l say: no queda nada leche??

Thanks a lot!

good question lovely - billygoat, Aug 17, 2011

Answer 1

"No queda", alone, is fine if anyone has just asked "¿Queda leche?", so it is implicit, but as a full sentence you need to indicate what.

And if l want to say ''there are no milk left'', can l say: no queda nada leche??

"No queda nada de leche" or "No queda leche" (same meaning, but the first sounds more firm). "Nada" and "leche" are nouns (well, a pronoun and a noun, to be precise), so they must be connected by a preposition, like "de".

thanks Lazarus, I've learnt from this - billygoat, Aug 17, 2011

Thank you so much lazarus! - 00b6f46c, Aug 17, 2011

Answer 2

Hi, Lovely.

I'd say:

There is no milk = no queda leche

Edit: I also found these examples:

no queda ninguno there are none left

¿queda algo de la cena? is there any dinner left?

no quedan más que escombros there is nothing left but rubble

no quedaba nadie en el autobús there was nobody left on the bus

de la ciudad sólo queda el castillo all that remains o is left of the city is the castle

no quedó ni un solo edificio en pie not a single building was left standing

good stuff Mariana :) - billygoat, Aug 17, 2011

"rubble" usually refers to a miscellaneous pile of rocks or the remains of a destroyed building. The best term would be "orts" but, unfortunately, most people are unfamiliar with this word. - samdie, Aug 17, 2011

those examples are very helpful thank you so much mariana! - 00b6f46c, Aug 17, 2011

Answer 3

No queda nada = there is nothing left, nothing remains

No queda más = there is no more, there isn't anymore

good point to tell the defference thank you! - 00b6f46c, Aug 17, 2011

Answer 4

To say "there's nothing left" use "no queda nada" because double negatives are your friend in Spanish.

I believe to say there is no more of a specific object you just use the word instead of "nada." "No queda leche/más leche." Another way you could say this "ya no hay leche."

Thank you! - 00b6f46c, Aug 17, 2011