How to Say ‘And no coffee or alcohol.’ in Spain Spanish
Y nada de café ni alcohol.
ee NAH-dah deh kah-FEH nee ahl-KOHL
[ee NAH-dah deh kah-FEH nee ahl-KOHL]
💬 Usage Tip: Ni means "nor" and continues a negative list, so English "or" becomes ni here. Same pattern: ni vino ni cerveza "neither wine nor beer".
Phrase Breakdown
Y nada de café
ee NAH-dah deh kah-FEH
And no coffee
The 'y' links smoothly to 'nada': i-NA-da-de-ca-FÉ.
Y nada de dulces antes de cenar.
And no sweets before dinner.
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
nada
[NAH-dah]
no (none at all)
In 'nada de' + noun, it means 'no ... at all'.
Nada de dulces esta semana.
No sweets this week.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee
A coffee; often used when suggesting an informal meeting.
¿Te apetece un café la próxima semana?
Would you like a coffee next week?
ni alcohol.
nee ahl-KOHL
or alcohol.
'Ni' means 'nor' and continues a negative list. In 'alcohol' the 'h' is silent and the stress falls at the end: al-co-OL.
No bebo ni alcohol ni refrescos.
I drink neither alcohol nor soft drinks.
Words in this phrase
ni
[nee]
nor / or
Used after a negative to add another excluded item.
No bebo té ni zumo.
I don't drink tea or juice.
alcohol
[ahl-KOHL]
alcohol
Substance in drinks like beer and wine that causes intoxication.
El paciente no toma alcohol.
The patient doesn't drink alcohol.
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