no saben lo que es

don't know what it's like

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phrase Uncommon #14,841
don't know what it's like Used to say that someone lacks direct experience of something.
SP: Ellos no saben lo que es criar a un hijo sólo.
EN: They don't know what it's like to raise a child alone.

No saben lo que es criar a un hijo sólo.

They don't know what it's like to raise a child alone.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Ustedes no saben lo que es pasar hambre.

You don't know what it's like to go hungry.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

En otras palabras, no saben lo que es esto.

In other words, they don't know what this is.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Creo que no saben lo que es tener reglas.

I don't think they know what it's like to have rules.

Ellos no saben lo que es una olla a presión.

They don't know what a pressure cooker is.

— Queen (2014)

No saben lo que es sentirse como una loca sin serlo.

They don't know what it's like to feel like a crazy person without actually being one.

— Doña Clara (2016)