yo no

I don't

→ yo
phrase Extremely common #144
I don't Usually used before a verb. The pronoun yo is often optional in Spanish, so yo no... can add emphasis or contrast, like 'I don't' or 'not me'.
SP: Yo no quiero salir hoy.
EN: I don't want to go out today.

Yo no, con seis horas de castigo me vale.

Not me; six hours of punishment is enough for me.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Yo no escribí esta frase.

I didn't write this sentence.

Yo no lo habría hecho.

I wouldn't have done it.

— Suspiria (1977)

Yo no he cambiado.

I haven't changed.

— Queen (2014)

Yo no miento, soy devoto de Bajrangi Bali.

I do not lie; I am a devotee of Bajrangi Bali.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Yo no dije maletín.

I didn't say briefcase.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Yo no rezo.

I don't pray.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Yo no le temo a nadie.

I don't fear anyone.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Yo no estoy satisfecho.

I am not satisfied.

Yo no iría ahí solo.

I wouldn’t go there alone.

Si yo fuera tú, yo no podría vivir con él.

If I were you, I couldn't live with him.

Yo no lo he causado.

I didn't cause it.

— Piku (2015)

Yo no apreté el gatillo, fue él.

I didn't pull the trigger; he did.

— Tesis (1996)

Pues, yo no.

Well, not me.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Yo no soy una persona mala ni tampoco quiero serlo.

I am not a bad person, nor do I want to be.

Yo no nado.

I don't swim.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Yo no vine a ver Ámsterdam.

I didn't come to see Amsterdam.

— Queen (2014)

Yo no diría eso, no.

I wouldn't say that, no.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Cuando ellos vinieron, yo no estaba solo.

When they came, I was not alone.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Yo no ronco.

I don't snore.

Yo no te pedí ese reloj.

I didn't ask you for that watch.

— Happy Together (1997)

Yo no estuve allí.

I wasn't there.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Yo no me comí todas las galletas.

I didn't eat all the cookies.

Yo no quiero irme.

I don't want to leave.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Yo no la conocía.

I didn't know her.

Yo no pinto lo más mínimo.

I don't paint at all.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Yo no estaba aquí anoche.

I wasn't here last night.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Te aseguro que yo no he sido.

I assure you, it wasn't me.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Yo no ayudé a Tom a escapar.

I didn’t help Tom escape.

Yo no he dicho que vaya a mantener la palabra, Almirante.

I didn't say I was going to keep my word, Admiral.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

Yo no dudo que ella esté casada.

I don’t doubt that she’s married.

No tesoro, yo no me he reído nunca.

No, darling, I've never laughed.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Yo no toco el piano.

I don't play the piano.

Yo no la maté, carajo.

I didn't kill her, damn it.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Yo no podría vivir sin bailar.

I couldn't live without dancing.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Yo no estaba en la ciudad.

I wasn't in the city.

Generalmente, yo no canto bien, pero me gusta cantar.

I generally don't sing well, but I like to sing.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Yo no he hecho eso.

I haven't done that.

Amigo, yo no tomaría eso.

Friend, I wouldn't take that.

— Elephant (2003)

Yo no voy a dormir afuera.

I'm not going to sleep outside.

— Piku (2015)

Yo no ensucié su ropa.

I didn't dirty his clothes.

Yo no me muevo de aquí.

I'm not moving from here.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Yo no tomo ni fumo.

I don't drink or smoke.

Yo no estaba jugando al máximo de mis capacidades.

I wasn't playing to the best of my abilities.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Recuerda que yo no estaré contigo todo el tiempo.

Remember that I won’t be with you all the time.

Seguramente sentía que yo no la amaba.

She probably felt that I didn't love her.

— Solaris (1972)

Yo no blanco.

I'm not white.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Yo no pagaré tu parte.

I won't pay your share.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Yo no llevo nada.

I'm not carrying anything.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Yo no grito.

I don't shout.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Porque con las otras yo no comparto nada.

Because I don’t share anything with the others.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Necesitabas una familia, yo no.

You needed a family, I didn't.

— Sin amor (2017)

Yo no trabajo aquí.

I don't work here.

Incluso yo no estaba de guardia ayer.

Even I wasn't on duty yesterday.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

No hagas nada que yo no haría.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Yo no pregunté.

I didn't ask.

Yo no estaba trabajando con ellos.

I wasn't working with them.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Yo no cojo folletos.

I don't take brochures.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Yo no he sido.

It wasn't me.

— Tesis (1996)

Tal vez tú, yo no veré nada.

Maybe you will; I won't see anything.

— A primera vista (2014)

Yo no paso el día entero en Facebook.

I don't spend all day on Facebook.

Yo no entro ahí solo.

I don't go in there alone.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Yo no me rindo, ¡no te rindas tú!

I don’t give up, so don’t you give up!

— La historia interminable (1984)

Yo no traicionaré a Tom.

I will not betray Tom.

Mira, yo no estoy meditando aquí.

Look, I'm not meditating here.

— Piku (2015)

Señora, yo no escribí la regla.

Ma’am, I didn’t write the rule.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Yo no te conozco.

I don't know you.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Bien, ¡yo no tomé nada y no la olvidaré jamás!

Well, I didn't take anything and I'll never forget it!

— La piel que habito (2011)

Asesino, yo no maté a nadie.

Murderer, I didn't kill anyone.

— El Capitán (2018)

En realidad yo no estaba interesado.

Actually, I wasn't interested.

Yo no pedí los kilómetros, te pedí el tiempo.

I didn't ask for the kilometers, I asked for the time.

— Piku (2015)

Yo no voy a ser mayor.

I'm not going to be old.

— El orfanato (2007)

Yo no salvé a nadie.

I didn't save anyone.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Tú no me puedes obligar a algo que yo no quiera hacer.

You can't force me to do something I don't want to do.

Yo no debo nada a nadie.

I don't owe anyone anything.

Yo no le gusto.

He/She doesn't like me.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Yo no te dejo salir.

I'm not letting you leave.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Si yo no duermo, tú no duermes.

If I don't sleep, you don't sleep.

— Happy Together (1997)

Yo no conocí a Borís, pero todos dicen que era un joven inteligente, talentoso.

I never met Boris, but everyone says he was an intelligent, talented young man.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Yo no pensé que el libro fuera del todo aburrido como dijo Tom.

I didn’t think the book was completely boring, as Tom said.

Yo no voy al colegio.

I don't go to school.

Yo no era infiel.

I wasn't unfaithful.

Yo no se lo pedí.

I didn't ask him to.

Yo no lo dije.

I didn't say it.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Yo no hago cosas así.

I don't do things like that.

Yo no usé una linterna.

I didn't use a flashlight.

Yo no le he visto.

I haven't seen him.

— La strada (1954)

Yo no te hablo así.

I don't talk to you like that.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Tú crees que yo no te voy a extrañar.

You think I’m not going to miss you.

— Queen (2014)

Yo no estoy dispuesto a hacer eso.

I’m not willing to do that.

Yo no los conozco.

I don't know them.

— Intocable (2011)

Yo no huelo nada extraño.

I don't smell anything strange.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Yo no era una chica feliz.

I wasn't a happy girl.

Yo no actúo, hombre.

I don't act, man.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Yo no hago los chanchullos.

I don't engage in shady dealings.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Yo no me voy tranquila.

I'm not leaving with peace of mind.

— Volver (2006)

Yo no dije eso, ¿vale?

I didn't say that, okay?

— The Running Man (2025)

Yo no renuncio así nada más.

I don't just quit like that.

Yo no le pegué.

I didn't hit him.

Alguien limpió mi cuarto mientras yo no estaba.

Someone cleaned my room while I was out.

Yo no estoy haciendo esto por mí mismo, lo sabes.

I’m not doing this for myself, you know.

— Queen (2014)

Por supuesto que yo no.

Of course not me.

Yo no maté a tu mamá.

I didn't kill your mother.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Yo no, lo juro.

Not me, I swear.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Yo no solo leo sus novelas, sino también sus poemas.

I not only read his novels, but also his poems.

Yo no lo haré.

I won't do it.

— Ponyo en el acantilado (2008)

Yo no tengo miedo de hablar con ellos.

I'm not afraid to talk to them.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Desafortunadamente yo no llegué a tiempo para su discurso.

Unfortunately, I didn't arrive in time for his speech.

Yo no apostaría contra Tom.

I wouldn't bet against Tom.

Puede que yo no vaya a tu fiesta.

I might not come to your party.

Yo no he conducido.

I haven't driven.

No, yo no comparto habitación.

No, I don't share a room.

— Queen (2014)

Yo no miro a nadie.

I don't look at anyone.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Yo no robé la leche, ¿sabes?

I didn't steal the milk, you know?

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Yo no te lo pido, él te lo pide.

I don't ask you, he asks you.

Yo no me atrevería.

I wouldn't dare.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Con todo esto yo no te di mi regalo, llegó esta mañana.

Despite all this, I didn't give you my gift; it arrived this morning.

— Intocable (2011)

Sabes que yo no hice esto, Rose.

You know I didn’t do this, Rose.

— Titanic (1997)

Yo no iría justo ahora.

I wouldn't go right now.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

Yo no, sino tu.

Not me, but you.

— Audition (2000)

Yo no espero por nadie.

I don't wait for anyone.

Yo no arreglo fuentes.

I don't fix fonts.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

No, yo no fumo.

No, I don't smoke.

— Intocable (2011)

Yo no vivo aquí.

I don't live here.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Yo no diría que no era importante.

I wouldn’t say it wasn’t important.

Yo no leo sus novelas.

I don't read his novels.

Yo no te pedí que vinieras.

I didn't ask you to come.

Yo no existo sin ti.

I do not exist without you.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Yo no me detuve.

I didn't stop.

Yo no la he tocado.

I haven't touched her.

— La bruja (2016)

Yo no podría estar ni un sólo día sin este diccionario.

I couldn't go a single day without this dictionary.

Yo no estaba borracho.

I wasn't drunk.

Yo no bailo.

I don't dance.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Me miraba como si yo no estuviera.

He looked at me as if I weren't there.

— Rashomon (1950)

Yo no voy a comer en casa.

I’m not going to eat at home.

— Piku (2015)

Yo no elegí ese título.

I didn't choose that title.

— Núremberg (2025)

Yo no les doy miedo.

They aren't afraid of me.

Yo no fui quien tradujo este texto.

I wasn't the one who translated this text.

Yo no tomaba nada.

I wasn’t taking anything.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Yo no la quería.

I didn't love her.

— Roma (2018)

Yo no estaba en tu piso.

I wasn't at your apartment.

Y en esa época yo no era el gigante mental de ahora ante ustedes.

And at that time I was not the mental giant I am now before you.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Yo no soy bueno.

I am not good.

Yo no lo maté.

I didn't kill him.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Yo no he hecho ningún pacto.

I haven't made any pact.

— La bruja (2016)

Anton, recuerda que yo no fumo.

Anton, remember that I don't smoke.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Yo no oigo nada.

I don't hear anything.

— Turno de noche (2026)

Yo no llamé.

I didn't call.

Yo no fui, yo no estuve, yo no sé.

It wasn’t me, I wasn’t there, I don’t know.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Yo no me negué a marcharme con él.

I did not refuse to leave with him.

— La strada (1954)

Yo no tomé esa leche.

I didn't drink that milk.

Yo no las necesito.

I don't need them.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Yo no podía.

I couldn't.

— La gran belleza (2013)

Al menos, yo no defiendo al gobierno como tú.

At least I don't defend the government like you do.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Yo no canto.

I don't sing.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Yo no quería ser blanca, quería estar contigo.

I didn't want to be white, I wanted to be with you.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Hay un detalle importante, yo no podría enseñarte.

There's one important detail, I couldn't teach you.

— Senna (2010)

Yo no he pedido ayuda, ni la quiero.

I haven't asked for help, nor do I want it.

Porque yo no.

Because I don't.

— Anora (2024)

Yo no participé en la discusión.

I didn't participate in the discussion.

Yo no voy a ir.

I'm not going to go.

— Piku (2015)

Nada, yo no salgo.

Nothing, I'm not going out.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Y tienes suerte, porque yo no te haré sufrir.

And you're lucky, because I won't make you suffer.

— Tesis (1996)

Yo no hablaba de él.

I wasn't talking about him.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Yo no me quedaré en ese infierno.

I will not stay in that hell.

— Bacurau (2019)

Yo no trabajo en equipo.

I don't work in a team.

— Zeta (2026)

A decir verdad, yo no resolví este problema.

To tell the truth, I didn’t solve this problem.

Yo no quiero saber más nada.

I don't want to know anything else.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Yo no le debo nada a nadie.

I don't owe anyone anything.

Yo no pruebo el marisco.

I don't eat seafood.

Yo no estaría llamando si no fuera importante.

I wouldn’t be calling if it weren’t important.

Yo no lo sabría.

I wouldn't know.

Yo no tengo que hacerlo, ¿no?

I don't have to do it, do I?

— Intocable (2011)

Yo no paso una noche sola.

I don't spend a single night alone.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Yo no me siento bien.

I don't feel well.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Yo no le doy ni nunca le daré de comer pescado crudo a mi perro.

I don't and never will feed my dog raw fish.

Yo no te debo una disculpa.

I don’t owe you an apology.

Yo no estoy comprando billetes para ganar.

I'm not buying tickets to win.

— El brazo de brillantes (1969)

Yo no hice las paces.

I didn't make peace.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Yo no pedí nada.

I didn't ask for anything.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Eso es algo que yo no podría hacer.

That’s something I could never do.

Yo no era el pesimista.

I wasn't the pessimist.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Yo no saqué ningún libro de la biblioteca.

I didn’t check out any books from the library.

Yo no lo dejé.

I didn't leave it.

Yo no había vuelto aquí desde aquel desafortunado incidente.

I hadn't come back here since that unfortunate incident.

Yo no uso grasa rancia, y lo sabes.

I don't use rancid fat, and you know it.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Yo no dejaría a mi abuela, o a mi madre viviendo aquí solas.

I wouldn't leave my grandmother or my mother living here alone.

— Doña Clara (2016)

Yo no recibo más que buenas mentiras, ¿no es así?

I only receive good lies, don't I?

— París, je t'aime (2006)

Yo no le he dicho a nadie.

I haven't told anyone.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Yo no te digo cómo tratar a tu hija.

I don't tell you how to treat your daughter.

— Elena (2011)

Yo no estoy de acuerdo.

I do not agree.

— También la lluvia (2011)

Si yo no he sido.

But it wasn't me.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Yo no hubiera hecho eso en su lugar.

I wouldn't have done that if I were you.

Yo no pensé que tú me creerías.

I didn't think you would believe me.

Yo no era tan fuerte como mi padre.

I wasn't as strong as my father.

Yo no se nada de ella.

I don't know anything about her.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Él dijo que yo no duermo lo suficiente.

He said that I don't sleep enough.

Yo no acepté hacer esto, ¿de acuerdo?

I didn't agree to do this, okay?

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Yo no hago eso.

I don't do that.

— American Gangster (2007)

Yo no vengo a hacerles daño.

I'm not here to hurt you.

— El orfanato (2007)