How to Say “I Am Not Spanish” in Spanish

No soy español
/no soi espaɲol/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I am not spanish" is translated into Spanish as No soy español.

Which one should you use?

Use the masculine form No soy español if the speaker is male, and the feminine form No soy española if the speaker is female.

How does it change in a sentence?

If the speaker is female, the adjective must change to the feminine form española.

Did you know?

  • The word español likely comes from a Punic word meaning 'coast of hyraxes'.
  • Spanish uses the verb ser in soy for nationality because it describes an essential, unchanging characteristic of a person.

Examples in context

  • Lo siento, pero no soy español/a, soy de otro lugar.
    I'm sorry, but I am not Spanish, I am from another place.
  • No soy español/a, soy italiano/a.
    I am not Spanish, I am Italian.
  • Perdón, pero no soy de España, soy de México.
    Sorry, but I am not from Spain, I am from Mexico.
  • No soy español/a, soy argentino/a.
    I am not Spanish, I am Argentinean.
  • Lo siento, no soy de nacionalidad española, soy estadounidense.
    I'm sorry, I am not of Spanish nationality, I am American.
  • Hey, no soy español/a, vengo de Francia.
    Hey, I'm not Spanish, I come from France.
  • No soy español/a, soy de otro país de América Latina.
    I am not Spanish, I am from another Latin American country.
  • No soy español, soy mexicano.
    I am not Spanish, I am Mexican.
  • Perdón, pero no soy español.
    Sorry, but I am not Spanish.
  • Él cree que soy español, pero no soy español.
    He thinks I am Spanish, but I am not Spanish.

Example conversation

Two people are meeting at an international event.

  1. Sofía

    Hola, ¿eres de Madrid?
    Hello, are you from Madrid?
  2. Mateo

    No soy español, soy argentino.
    I am not Spanish, I am Argentine.
  3. Sofía

    ¡Qué bien! Mucho gusto, Mateo.
    That's great! Nice to meet you, Mateo.
  4. Mateo

    Mucho gusto, Sofía.
    Nice to meet you, Sofía.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries español, no, soy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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