How to Say ‘No, not really.’ in French
Non, pas trop.
noh pah troh
[noh pah troh]
💬 Usage Tip: Great natural reply. Literally « no, not too much », but idiomatically it means « not really ».
🇫🇷 In France: This kind of understatement is common in France and can sound more relaxed than a direct « non ».
Phrase Breakdown
Non
[noh]
no
Used to answer negatively.
Non, je ne fais pas de roller de vitesse.
No, I don't do speed skating.
Pas trop
pah troh
Not too much / Not really
Softens the negative and means the speaker does something only a little.
Je n'aime pas trop ça.
I don't really like that.
Words in this phrase
pas
[pah]
not
Part of a negative or limiting expression.
Je ne vais pas trop vite.
I don't go too fast.
trop
[troh]
too much / too
In pas trop, it softens the answer to mean not really or not too much.
Je ne fais pas trop de longues sorties en roller.
I don't really do long skating outings.
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