La Palabra Del Día: "ni"
ni ( nee )
conjunction ( neither; nor; not even )
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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
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Examples:
1: Ni Daniel ni su papá habló mientras pescaban.
Neither Daniel nor his father talked while they fished.
2: Ni el mismísimo presidente está por encima de la ley.
Not even the president himself is above the law.
15 Answers
Mi padre siempre decía que "ni un prestatario ni un prestamista sea" - así que fui a la banca
My father always said „neither a borrower, nor a lender be"- so I went into banking
"Ni, ni. We are the knights who say 'Ni'".
"Ni, ni. Somos de los cabelleros que dicen 'Ni'."
De "Monty Python & the Flying Circus de los '70.
"Beware of the French taunters." "Ojo con los tentadores franceses."
Ni niño ni nieto no notició a nadie de ningún nombre. (aliteración)
Neither child nor grandchild notified anyone of any name. (boring translation)
Cuando un elemento ni es un metal ni un no metal, lo llamaron llaman un metaloide (o semimetal)- estos elementos tienen propiedades entre las de los metales y de los no metales y algunos son importantes en la industria electrónica como semiconductores (recuerda que los metales son buenos conductores y los no metales no).
When an element is neither a metal nor a nonmetal, they call it a metalloid (or semimetal)- these elements have properties between those of the metals and the nonmetals and some are important in the electronics industry as semiconductors (remember that metals are good conductors and nonmetals aren’t).
Ni mi amigo, ni sus amigos, pueden estar en la fiesta.
Neither my friend, nor his friends can be at the party.
The girl with the colorful umbrella danced as she watched neither fishermen catch anything.
La niña con el paraguas colorido bailo mientras observaba ni pescadores coger cualquier cosa.
La casa fue subastada ayer pero ni siquiera una persona ofreció. ¡Qué desastre! Creo que los dueños querían demasiado dinero por ella.
The house was auctioned yesterday but not even one person bid. What a disaster! I think the owners wanted too much money for it.
Este perro ni ladra.
This dog doesn't even bark.
PS: I used this with "no" instead of "ni" and got corrected by a native speaker.
No vino ni su padre ni su madre. / Neither her father nor her mother came.
Ni lo sabe ni le importa. / He neither knows nor cares.
No me gusta ni uno ni otro. / I don’t like either of them.
No ha estudiado ni piensa estudiar. / He hasn’t studied and he doesn’t intend to either.
No ha dicho ni que sí ni que no. / He hasn’t said either yes or no.
Aunque la invitación a ver una ganadera Andaluza fue halagadora , ni mi marido ni yo sabía que decir cuando veíamos a las pobres vacas tan delgadas
Although the invitation to see a Spanish farm was flattering, neither my husband, nor I knew what to say when we saw the poor thin cows.
España es el país de la UE con mayor porcentaje de "ninis" (ni estudian, ni trabajan).
Spain is the EU country with the largest percentage of NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training).
Me gustaría jugar contigo, pero no tengo ni tiempo ni interés.
I would like to play with you, but I have neither time nor interest.
I'm pretty sure I did something wrong, so help would be useful. Thanks!
Tony no le había dicho ni una palabra, pero Susana sabía bien que él la quería mucho.
Tony hadn't said a word to her, but Susana knew that he loved her a lot.
Os ofrezco una canción muy bonita: Ni tú, ni yo:
Here is a beautiful song for you,''Neither you, nor I'':
Él era no era ni arriba ni abajo, algunas personas no pueden compensar su mente.
He was neither up nor down , some people cannot make up their mind.
Cuando uso una palabra, significa lo que yo quiero que signifique, ni más ni menos.
When I use a word, it means what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.
