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How to Say ‘No, unfortunately nothing to drink either.’ in German

Nein, leider auch nichts trinken.

nine LY-dair owkh nichts TRINK-en

[nine LY-dair owkh nichts TRINK-en]

Phrase Breakdown

Nein, leider

nine LY-dair

No, unfortunately

'Nein' sounds like 'nine'. 'Leider' (unfortunately) sounds like 'LY-der' and softens bad news.

Example

Nein, leider nicht.

No, unfortunately not.

Words in this phrase

Nein

[nine]

Nein is the basic word for no, used to answer negatively.

Example

Nein, ich brauche nichts mehr.

No, I don't need anything else.

leider

[LY-dair]

unfortunately

A word used to introduce bad news or an unfortunate situation.

Example

Leider ist mein Zimmer laut.

Unfortunately, my room is noisy.

auch nichts trinken.

owkh nichts TRINK-en

don't drink anything either.

Notice the contrast between the throaty 'ch' in 'auch' and the soft 'ch' in 'nichts'.

Example

Bitte auch nichts trinken.

Please don't drink anything either.

Words in this phrase

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to add something, meaning “also” or “too.”

Example

Haben Sie auch Tee? Auch fügt eine weitere Option hinzu.

Do you also have tea? “Auch” adds another option.

nichts

[nichts]

nothing

No thing; not anything.

Example

Ich habe nichts gesehen.

I saw nothing.

trinken

[TRINK-en]

to drink

The infinitive verb meaning to drink beverages.

Example

Was möchtest du trinken?

What would you like to drink?

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