no real
/no ɾeal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "not real" is translated into Spanish as no real.
no real is used to describe something that is not authentic or does not exist in the physical world.
How does it change in a sentence?
Additionally, while real is used for both masculine and feminine nouns in its singular form, the phrase remains no real regardless of the gender of the noun it describes.
How do you pronounce it?
/no ɾeal/
Did you know?
- The word real has two completely different origins. One comes from the Latin word for 'thing' and the other comes from the Latin word for 'king'.
- In Spanish, real can refer to a specific old currency coin, which is unrelated to whether the money is authentic or fake.
- While no real describes something that is not authentic, Spanish speakers often use the word irreal to describe things that are surreal or dreamlike.
Examples in context
- No es real lo que estás viendo en la pantalla.What you're seeing on the screen is not real.
- La información que proporcionaron es falsa.The information they provided is false.
- No es de verdad lo que están diciendo.What they're saying is not true.
- Lo que me contaron no es de verdad ni de mentira.What I was told is neither real nor fake.
- No existe tal cosa como un unicornio.There is no such thing as a unicorn.
- Eso no es cierto, lo están inventando.That's not true, they're making it up.
- Esa historia no existe, es solo un cuento.That story doesn't exist, it's just a tale.
- Eso que decís es una mentira, no es de verdad.What you're saying is a lie and not true.
- Ese animal no es real, es un juguete.That animal is not real, it is a toy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries no, real, CC BY-SA 4.0.
