no saben

they don't know, they don't know; they don't know how to

→ no
phrase Common #5,724
they don't know Third-person plural present tense of saber.
SP: No saben la respuesta.
EN: They don't know the answer.

Tom y María no saben eso.

Tom and María don't know that.

No saben qué es trabajar.

They don't know what it's like to work.

Pues no saben dónde van, ni por qué '.

Well, they don't know where they're going, or why.'

Dios, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen.

God, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

Ellos no saben la fecha de su boda.

They don't know the date of their wedding.

No saben cómo he sobrevivido.

They don't know how I've survived.

Tom y Mary no saben lo que está pasando.

Tom and Mary don't know what's happening.

Estos tomates no saben a nada.

These tomatoes taste like nothing.

Ellos no saben, no piensan.

They don't know, they don't think.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Dice que no saben quién es Pierrot.

He says they don't know who Pierrot is.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Los padres no saben qué hacer con los niños.

The parents don’t know what to do with the children.

No saben que soy japonesa.

They don't know I'm Japanese.

No saben.

They don't know.

Ustedes no saben nada de la galaxia de Andrómeda.

You know nothing about the Andromeda Galaxy.

Dicen que no saben si está vivo o muerto.

They say they don't know whether he is alive or dead.

— Super 30 (2019)

Los jóvenes no saben lo bueno que tienen.

Young people don't know how good they are.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)

Lo que no saben es que te gusta.

What they don't know is that you like it.

Mis amigos no saben dónde estoy.

My friends don't know where I am.

No saben cuál es su lugar.

They don't know their place.

— Anora (2024)

Tom tiene dos novias que no saben la una de la otra.

Tom has two girlfriends who don't know about each other.

A veces los críticos no saben lo que critican.

Sometimes critics don't know what they're criticizing.

Ellos no saben mi nombre.

They don't know my name.

No saben de política.

They don't know anything about politics.

No saben lo que están haciendo.

They don't know what they're doing.

Mis amigas no saben dónde estoy.

My friends don't know where I am.

Y no saben muy rico, ¿verdad, tesoro?

And they don't taste very good, do they, sweetheart?

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

No saben nuestros nombres, pero conocen el punto de encuentro.

They don't know our names, but they know the meeting point.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Si no saben la dirección de su casa, significa que no saben nada.

If they don't know their home address, it means they don't know anything.

— The Chaser (2008)

No saben qué difícil es que no te cueste.

They don't know how difficult it is to make it not cost you anything.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Sé algo que ellos no saben.

I know something they don't know.

Ustedes no saben, cómo es.

You don't know what it's like.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Tienen que decir que no saben qué pasó.

They have to say they don't know what happened.

Los humanos no saben cuándo rendirse.

Humans don't know when to give up.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

No mermeladas con frutas raras que no saben a nada.

No jams with strange fruits that taste like nothing.

— Intocable (2011)

Ellos no saben donde estoy.

They don't know where I am.

— Happy Together (1997)

No saben cómo hacerlo.

They don't know how to do it.

Los niños de ahora no saben cómo jugábamos antes.

Kids nowadays don’t know how we used to play.

No saben de qué hablan.

They don't know what they're talking about.

— Ágora (2009)

No saben lo que les espera.

They don't know what awaits them.

Los policías no saben dónde se escondieron los bandidos.

The police don't know where the bandits hid.

No saben si vendrán.

They don't know if they'll come.

Padre, perdónalos porque no saben lo que hacen.

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

Perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen.

Forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.

No saben de dónde viene.

They don't know where it comes from.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Me han dicho que el padre la llevó a otra clínica y no saben dónde.

I've been told that her father took her to another clinic and they don't know where.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Por lo que no saben mucho sobre este.

Therefore, they don't know much about it.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Ellos no saben.

They don't know.

Mis padres no saben.

My parents don't know.

No saben ni qué sucedió, ni qué hacer al respecto, ¿no es así?

They don't even know what happened, or what to do about it, do they?

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

Las chicas no saben lo que les espera.

The girls don't know what awaits them.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

No saben que soy japonés.

They don't know that I'm Japanese.

Ustedes no saben precisamente dónde nacieron.

You don't know exactly where you were born.

Las mujeres pueden guardar un secreto cuando no saben que lo es.

Women can keep a secret when they don’t know it’s a secret.

Los que no saben no se acercan al borde.

Those who don't know don't go near the edge.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Mis amigos no saben en dónde estoy.

My friends don't know where I am.

No saben cuánto sufrí por ti.

They don't know how much I suffered for you.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

No saben de qué están hablando.

They don't know what they're talking about.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Tom y Mary dicen que no saben la respuesta.

Tom and Mary say they don't know the answer.

Pero no saben lo que está pasando.

But they don't know what's going on.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

No saben lo que hacen.

They don't know what they're doing.

Mis amigas no saben en dónde estoy.

My friends don't know where I am.

phrase Rare #29,573
they don't know; they don't know how to Used with an infinitive to mean “they don't know how to do something,” as in no saben defenderse (“they don't know how to defend themselves”).
SP: Ellos no saben cocinar.
EN: They don't know how to cook.

Los periodistas no saben joder.

Journalists don't know how to screw around.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Los criminales tienen armas pero no saben disparar.

The criminals have weapons but they don't know how to shoot.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Pero sólo van al colegio los que no saben estudiar en casa.

But only those who don't know how to study at home go to school.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

A las mujeres las explotan porque no saben defenderse.

Women are exploited because they don't know how to defend themselves.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Sigan comiendo y bebiendo, no saben hacer más.

Go on eating and drinking; you don't know how to do anything else.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

A veces, los hijos no saben ver las virtudes de sus padres.

Sometimes, children don't know how to see the virtues of their parents.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Sólo van al colegio los niños que no saben estudiar en casa.

Only children who do not know how to study at home go to school.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

No saben comer el coño.

They don't know how to eat pussy.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Tom y Mary no saben manejar.

Tom and Mary don't know how to drive.

Ya no saben apreciar las virtudes de la alta cocina.

They no longer know how to appreciate the virtues of haute cuisine.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)