не шутите

are you serious?

→ не

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are you serious? Often used as a surprised or disbelieving question. Literally, it means “don’t joke”; не шутите can also be a polite or plural imperative meaning “don’t joke.”

RU: Не шутите, вы правда выиграли?

EN: Are you serious? You really won?

Так вы не шутите?

So you're not kidding?

Не шутите?

You're not joking?

— Истребитель демонов: Поезд «Бесконечный» (2020)

Вы так не шутите.

You don't joke like that.

Даже не шутите об этом.

Don’t even joke about it.

Вы ведь не шутите?

You're not joking, are you?

Не шутите, мадам?

You're not joking, madam?

— Ведьмина служба доставки (1989)

Вы не шутите?

Are you not kidding?

— Жизнь не может быть скучной! (2011)

Вы же не шутите?

You're not joking, are you?