ellos no

not them

they don't

ellos no(eh-yohs noh)

phrase

1. (third person plural)

a. not them

Cualquier otro se hubiera ofendido, pero ellos no. Ellos se echaron a reír.

Anyone else would have been offended, but not them. They started laughing.

b. they don't

Si ellos no tienen carro, podríamos llevarlos al aeropuerto.

If they don't have a car, we could take them to the airport.

c. they're not

Ellos no son mexicanos, pero yo sí.

They're not Mexican, but I am.

d. they didn't

¿Por qué pediste una pizza? - Porque ellos no querían comer estofado.

Why did you order a pizza? - Because they didn't want to eat stew.

e. they weren't

Ellos no eran amigos de mi hermano, sino de mi hermana.

They weren't my brother's friends, but my sister's.

f. they won't

Ellos no irán a la fiesta. Dicen que no les apetece.

They won't go to the party. They say they don't feel like it.

g. they wouldn't

Tiene que haber una explicación. Ellos no harían una cosa así.

There must be an explanation. They woudn't do such a thing.

h. they can't

Ellos no saben nadar, por eso le tienen tanto miedo al agua.

They can't swim. That's why they're so afraid of water.

i. they couldn't

Ellos no podían hacerlo solos, por eso nos pidieron ayuda.

They couldn't do it on their own. That's why they asked us for help.

j. they shouldn't

Ellos no deberían hablarnos así. Somos sus padres.

They shouldn't talk to us like that. We're their parents.