no sabe

doesn't know how to, doesn't know

→ no
phrase Very common #1,445
doesn't know how to Used for a person who doesn't know how to do something; the action usually follows.
SP: Mi hermano no sabe cocinar.
EN: My brother doesn't know how to cook.

Tom no sabe quedarse callado.

Tom doesn't know when to keep quiet.

Tu hermana no sabe hablar inglés.

Your sister doesn't know how to speak English.

Tom no sabe cantar.

Tom can't sing.

El hombre que no sabe callar tampoco sabe hablar.

A man who cannot keep quiet also cannot speak.

Tom no sabe hacer eso.

Tom doesn't know how to do that.

No sabe bailar pero lo intenta con mucho entusiasmo.

She doesn't know how to dance, but she tries with great enthusiasm.

El bebé todavía no sabe andar.

The baby doesn't know how to walk yet.

Betty no sabe mantener un secreto durante mucho tiempo.

Betty can't keep a secret for very long.

Tom no sabe montar en bicicleta.

Tom doesn't know how to ride a bike.

Si no sabe morder, no debería ladrar.

If you don't know how to bite, you shouldn't bark.

— 암살 (2015)

Tom no sabe atarse los zapatos.

Tom doesn't know how to tie his shoes.

Iván no sabe viajar solo.

Iván doesn't know how to travel alone.

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

Toby no sabe contar chistes.

Toby doesn't know how to tell jokes.

Sospecho que Tom no sabe hacer eso.

I suspect Tom doesn't know how to do that.

Es que no sabe distinguir los sueños de la realidad?

Is it that he can't tell dreams from reality?

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Que no sabe disfrutar de la vida.

They don't know how to enjoy life.

— Museo (2018)

¡Papi me lleva en la carretilla, pero no sabe guiar!

Daddy’s giving me a ride in the wheelbarrow, but he doesn’t know how to steer!

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

Tom no sabe como ordeñar a una cabra.

Tom doesn't know how to milk a goat.

Ella no sabe preparar conejo.

She doesn't know how to cook rabbit.

La niña pequeña no sabe montar en bicicleta.

The little girl doesn't know how to ride a bicycle.

Tom no sabe quedarse quieto.

Tom can't sit still.

Mike no sabe jugar bien al béisbol.

Mike doesn't know how to play baseball well.

Mi hijo todavía no sabe contar.

My son still doesn't know how to count.

Mi abuelo no sabe retirar dinero del cajero automático.

My grandfather doesn't know how to withdraw money from the ATM.

Tom no sabe jugar al ajedrez.

Tom doesn't know how to play chess.

Tom no sabe relajarse.

Tom doesn't know how to relax.

Yanni no sabe conducir.

Yanni doesn't know how to drive.

Él no sabe hacer nada.

He doesn't know how to do anything.

— Lazzaro felice (2018)

Tom no sabe decir lo que quiere decir en inglés.

Tom doesn't know how to say what he means in English.

Tom no sabe tratar apropiadamente a sus empleados.

Tom doesn’t know how to treat his employees appropriately.

Tom no sabe bailar.

Tom doesn't know how to dance.

Él no sabe silbar.

He doesn't know how to whistle.

Tom no sabe ni leer.

Tom can't even read.

Nuestro hijo todavía no sabe ni gatear.

Our son still doesn't even know how to crawl.

Él no sabe contar.

He doesn't know how to count.

Ella no sabe jugar al golf.

She doesn't know how to play golf.

El problema es que la gente ya no sabe comunicarse entre sí.

The problem is that people no longer know how to communicate with each other.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

¿Crees que una chica de primera clase no sabe beber?

Do you think a first-class girl doesn’t know how to drink?

— Titanic (1997)

Ella no sabe conducir.

She doesn't know how to drive.

Juan no sabe localizar su propio país en el mapa.

Juan doesn't know how to locate his own country on the map.

Tom no sabe enseñar francés.

Tom doesn't know how to teach French.

Tom no sabe jugar al golf.

Tom doesn't know how to play golf.

¿Cómo es que una bailarina no sabe vomitar?

How is it that a ballerina doesn’t know how to throw up?

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

No sabe usar bien la computadora, necesita un curso urgente.

He doesn't know how to use the computer properly; he urgently needs a course.

Tom no sabe divertirse.

Tom doesn't know how to have fun.

Tomás no sabe decir la hora todavía.

Tomás still doesn't know how to tell time.

No sabe jugar al golf.

He doesn't know how to play golf.

Tom no sabe cantar, pero lo peor de todo es que canta.

Tom can't sing, but the worst part of all is that he does.

No sabe perder.

He/She doesn't know how to lose.

No sabe relajarse.

He doesn't know how to relax.

No sabe cómo vivir con eso.

He doesn't know how to live with that.

— Guardianes De La Noche (2004)

Este pájaro no sabe volar.

This bird can't fly.

Tom no sabe silbar.

Tom doesn't know how to whistle.

Porque no sabe amar.

Because he doesn't know how to love.

— 8½ (1963)

Ella dice que no sabe cantar muy bien.

She says she doesn't know how to sing very well.

Ella canta bien, sin lugar a dudas, pero no sabe actuar.

She sings well, without a doubt, but she can’t act.

Él no sabe cantar bien.

He can't sing well.

El muchacho no sabe hacer nada mejor.

The boy doesn't know how to do anything better.

— El duelo (2006)

Me parece que Tom no va a reconocer que no sabe hacerlo.

I don't think Tom is going to admit that he doesn't know how to do it.

John no sabe tocar la guitarra.

John doesn't know how to play the guitar.

Él dice que no sabe cantar muy bien.

He says he doesn’t know how to sing very well.

Ella no sabe operar esta máquina.

She doesn't know how to operate this machine.

Tom no sabe jugar al tenis.

Tom doesn’t know how to play tennis.

No sabe conducir un coche.

He/She doesn't know how to drive a car.

phrase Common #2,754
doesn't know The subject is often omitted; the phrase can mean “he doesn’t know,” “she doesn’t know,” or “you don’t know” (formal).
SP: No sabe dónde está la estación.
EN: She doesn’t know where the station is.

No sabe usted su apellido.

You don’t know his last name.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Tom no sabe si acaso el concierto salió bien o no.

Tom doesn’t know whether the concert went well or not.

No sabe del accidente de auto.

He doesn't know about the car accident.

— El nombre de la venganza (2002)

Él no sabe inglés, mucho menos alemán.

He doesn't know English, much less German.

Tom no sabe lo que ocurrió.

Tom doesn't know what happened.

¿Qué no sabe el abuelo?

What doesn't Grandpa know?

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Tom no sabe a dónde fue Mary.

Tom doesn't know where Mary went.

Tom no sabe qué debería hacer.

Tom doesn't know what he should do.

Parece que él no sabe acerca de mi conflicto con mi padre.

It seems he doesn't know about my conflict with my father.

Creo que si uno no sabe francés, no puede escribir bien inglés.

I believe that if one does not know French, one cannot write English well.

Tom no sabe en dónde nació.

Tom doesn't know where he was born.

Tom todavía no sabe la dirección de Mary.

Tom still doesn't know Mary's address.

Él no sabe.

He doesn't know.

— Aquarius (2016)

Tom no sabe qué pasará.

Tom doesn't know what will happen.

Usted no sabe dónde lo puedo encontrar?

Do you know where I can find it?

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Tom no sabe cuál botón presionar.

Tom doesn’t know which button to press.

No sabe que decir.

He doesn't know what to say.

Tom no sabe por dónde comenzar.

Tom doesn't know where to start.

La que no sabe el secreto es Oh Daesu.

The one who doesn't know the secret is Oh Daesu.

— Oldboy: Cinco días para vengarse (2003)

Tom no sabe cuánto va a durar la fiesta.

Tom doesn't know how long the party will last.

Este aperitivo no sabe nada bien.

This appetizer doesn’t taste good at all.

Claro, el que no sabe, parece sucio.

Of course, if you don't know any better, you seem dirty.

— La historia oficial (1985)

No sabe sobre mí, ¿verdad?

He doesn't know about me, does he?

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Él no sabe el significado de la vida.

He doesn't know the meaning of life.

Tom no sabe de qué está hablando.

Tom doesn't know what he's talking about.

No sabe igual.

It doesn't taste the same.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Tom no sabe qué botón presionar.

Tom doesn't know which button to press.

Tom no sabe el botón que hay que apretar.

Tom doesn't know which button to press.

Tom sabe que no sabe.

Tom knows that he doesn't know.

Ella no sabe lo que está pasando.

She doesn't know what's going on.

Bueno, esta no sabe un carajo.

Well, she doesn't know shit.

— El hijo de la novia (2001)

Tom no sabe con exactitud dónde vive Mary.

Tom doesn't know exactly where Mary lives.

Rajahji, no sabe hindi.

Rajahji doesn't know Hindi.

— Lagaan, érase una vez en la India (2001)

Tom no sabe ni la mitad.

Tom doesn't know the half of it.

Tom no sabe cuándo visitará Boston Mary.

Tom doesn't know when Mary will visit Boston.

Él no sabe casi nada acerca de ese animal.

He knows almost nothing about that animal.

Soy el único que no sabe uigur.

I'm the only one who doesn't know Uyghur.

No sabe en qué mes está, pero sabe que está en un hospital.

She doesn't know what month it is, but she knows she's in a hospital.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom no sabe quién es quién.

Tom doesn't know who's who.

Hay algo que no sabe de ese chico.

There's something you don't know about that boy.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Tom no sabe a quién debería preguntarle.

Tom doesn't know who he should ask.

Juan no sabe quién es el presidente de la república.

Juan doesn't know who the president of the republic is.

Tom no sabe exactamente que pretende hacer María.

Tom doesn’t know exactly what María intends to do.

Mary no sabe todo lo que Tom la ama.

Mary doesn’t know how much Tom loves her.

No sabe, ¿no?

He doesn’t know, does he?

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

No, mi papá no sabe.

No, my dad doesn’t know.

— Nuevo Orden (2020)

Jane no sabe tanto acerca de Nara como sabe acerca de Kyoto.

Jane doesn't know as much about Nara as she does about Kyoto.

No sabe donde está.

He doesn't know where it is.

Él no sabe inglés, y ni mencionar alemán.

He doesn't know English, let alone German.

Tom no sabe lo que pasó porque él no estaba ahí.

Tom doesn't know what happened because he wasn't there.

¿Verdad que no sabe?

He doesn't know, does he?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Tom no sabe a dónde ir.

Tom doesn't know where to go.

Tom no sabe en dónde va a vivir el próximo año.

Tom doesn't know where he's going to live next year.

Tom no sabe casi nada acerca de Mary.

Tom knows almost nothing about Mary.

Tom no sabe qué pasó.

Tom doesn't know what happened.

Usted no sabe lo que es el amor de ese tipo.

You don't know what that kind of love is.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Tu amigo no sabe quién es aquí afuera.

Your friend doesn't know who he is out here.

— Temporada de Sangre (2025)

¡Usted no sabe de los hechos!

You don't know the facts!

— Barfi! (2012)

Tom no sabe cuál es la diferencia entre un original y una falsificación.

Tom doesn't know the difference between an original and a fake.

Tom habla cinco idiomas, pero no sabe como ser educado en ninguno de ellos.

Tom speaks five languages, but he doesn't know how to be polite in any of them.

¿Cómo una hermana no sabe dónde vive su hermano?

How can a sister not know where her brother lives?

— The Chaser (2008)

No sabe tan mal como luce.

It doesn't taste as bad as it looks.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

No sabe de lo que habla.

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Se podría llenar un libro, muchos libros, con lo que papá no sabe.

You could fill a book, many books, with what Dad doesn't know.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Tomás no sabe cuando va a venir María.

Tomás doesn't know when María is going to come.

No sabe inglés, mucho menos francés.

He doesn't know English, much less French.

Tom no sabe qué clase de persona es Mary.

Tom doesn't know what kind of person Mary is.

Porque no sabe lo suficiente.

Because he doesn't know enough.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom no sabe el número de teléfono de Mary.

Tom doesn't know Mary's phone number.

Tom dijo que él no sabe dónde vive Mary.

Tom said that he doesn't know where Mary lives.

Esta fruta no sabe bien.

This fruit doesn't taste good.

Pero Rosinha no sabe eso.

But Rosinha doesn't know that.

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

Tom no sabe con seguridad cuándo llegará María.

Tom doesn't know for sure when María will arrive.

Ella no sabe.

She doesn't know.

Juan todavía no sabe a quién votar.

Juan still doesn't know who to vote for.

¿Y si vive y no sabe de nosotros?

What if he’s alive and doesn’t know about us?

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Tom no sabe de dónde se graduó Mary.

Tom doesn't know where Mary graduated from.

Dice que no sabe.

He says he doesn't know.

— Roma (2018)

Y no sabe de negocios.

And he doesn't know anything about business.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Quienquiera que no sabe un idioma extranjero no sabe el suyo propio.

Anyone who doesn’t know a foreign language doesn’t know their own.

Él no sabe lo que está pasando.

He doesn't know what's happening.

Tom no sabe quién pintó aquel cuadro.

Tom doesn't know who painted that painting.

Pues no sabe.

Well, he doesn't know.

— Roma (2018)

Tom no sabe a quién preguntarle.

Tom doesn't know who to ask.

Hacerle creer que sé algo que él no sabe.

To make him believe that I know something he doesn't.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Tom no sabe exactamente qué sucedió.

Tom doesn't know exactly what happened.

Tom no sabe como se llama esto en inglés.

Tom doesn't know what this is called in English.

¿Pero no sabe la dirección de su amigo?

But don't you know your friend's address?

— El Maquinista (2004)

Sé algo que Tom no sabe.

I know something Tom doesn't know.

Dile que no sabe ni la mitad de la historia.

Tell him he doesn't know half the story.

— Carandiru (2003)

No sabe cuánto se lo agradezco.

You don't know how grateful I am.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

No sabe.

He doesn't know.

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

No sabe dónde vive María.

He doesn't know where María lives.

¿Y no sabe quién fue su anterior propietario?

And you don't know who its previous owner was?

— Aquarius (2016)

Tom no sabe quién es Mary.

Tom doesn't know who Mary is.

Tom no sabe a dónde mirar.

Tom doesn't know where to look.

No sabe lo importante que es esto para mí.

You don't know how important this is to me.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Los Khoo, los Young, quiero decir, ¿quién no sabe quiénes son?

The Khoos, the Youngs, I mean, who doesn't know who they are?

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Tom no sabe cuándo Mary partirá hacia Boston.

Tom doesn't know when Mary will leave for Boston.

No sabe con qué está jugando.

He doesn't know what he's playing at.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Tom no sabe lo preocupada que está Mary.

Tom doesn't know how worried Mary is.

¡Acaba de salir de tu cama, pero no sabe, cuál es tu nombre!

They just got out of your bed, but they don’t know what your name is!

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

No sabe de trenzas.

He doesn't know how to do braids.

— Familia (2023)

Él no sabe inglés para nada.

He doesn't know any English at all.

¿Qué no sabe Tom?

What doesn't Tom know?

Tom no sabe qué color elegir.

Tom doesn't know which color to choose.

Tom no sabe en dónde está Mary ahora mismo.

Tom doesn’t know where Mary is right now.

Tom todavía no sabe el nombre de todos.

Tom still doesn't know everyone's names.

No sabe los costos.

He/She doesn't know the costs.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Él no sabe todo sobre el plan.

He doesn't know everything about the plan.

Tom no sabe qué hora es.

Tom doesn’t know what time it is.

Tom no sabe cuál botón apretar.

Tom doesn't know which button to press.

Barry no sabe a qué te dedicas.

Barry doesn't know what you do for a living.

— Tren bala (2022)

Tom no sabe por donde empezar.

Tom doesn't know where to start.

Tom no sabe cuánto pesa Mary.

Tom doesn't know how much Mary weighs.

Tom dice que no sabe con quién planea ir Mary al baile.

Tom says he doesn't know who Mary plans to go to the dance with.

El encargado no sabe dónde están.

The person in charge doesn't know where they are.

— Tesis (1996)

Pero has hecho algo peligroso con nosotros que Higashi no sabe.

But you've done something dangerous with us that Higashi doesn't know about.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Tom no sabe mi nombre.

Tom doesn't know my name.

Tom no sabe dónde vive Mary.

Tom doesn't know where Mary lives.

Tom no sabe acerca de esas clases de cosas.

Tom doesn't know about those kinds of things.

Tom no sabe francés.

Tom doesn't know French.

Tom no sabe con exactitud cuándo va a llegar Mary a casa.

Tom doesn't know exactly when Mary is going to get home.

Usted no sabe.

You don't know.

Vera no sabe lo que está pasando.

Vera doesn't know what's going on.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

No sabe en qué año vive.

He doesn't know what year he lives in.

— Volver (2006)

No me gusta este helado, ¡no sabe a nada!

I don't like this ice cream—it tastes like nothing!

Tom no sabe quién es el novio de Mary.

Tom doesn't know who Mary's boyfriend is.

Tom no sabe lo que tiene que hacer Mary.

Tom doesn't know what Mary has to do.

Tom no sabe dónde están sus llaves.

Tom doesn't know where his keys are.

Tom no sabe a quién acudir.

Tom doesn't know who to turn to.

Ella no sabe de estas cosas.

She doesn't know about these things.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Tom no sabe eso.

Tom doesn't know that.

Pero entonces usted preguntará sólo sobre cosas que él no sabe.

But then you will only ask about things that he doesn't know.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

El fuego no sabe de amistad.

Fire knows no friendship.

Hans, ese idiota no sabe qué clase de hombre eres, pero yo sí sé.

Hans, that idiot doesn't know what kind of man you are, but I do.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Tom no sabe cuándo María estará aquí.

Tom doesn't know when María will be here.

Tom no sabe lo profunda que es la piscina.

Tom doesn't know how deep the pool is.