How to say 沒有

  • Traditional characters: 沒有
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): méi yǒu
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ
  • Meaning: to not have; also used in comparisons (not as … as)

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

沒有 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

呃…沒有派對！沒有！我是說…明天要工作。

è méi yǒu pài duì méi yǒu wǒ shì shuō míng tiān yào gōng zuò

Uh... no party! None! I mean... I have to work tomorrow.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

我也喜歡蛋糕跟蠟燭！沒有蠟燭，怎麼許願？

wǒ yě xǐ huān dàn gāo gēn là zhú méi yǒu là zhú zěn me xǔ yuàn

I like the cake AND the candles! No candles, no wish!

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

這裡沒有公車站…等一下，你在哪一家郵局？

zhè lǐ méi yǒu gōng chē zhàn děng yí xià nǐ zài nǎ yì jiā yóu jú

There's no bus stop here... wait. Which post office are you at?

From the story 哪一家郵局？ (Which Post Office?)

可是同事說，他們常常加班到九點。而且新竹沒有你們。

kě shì tóng shì shuō tā men cháng cháng jiā bān dào jiǔ diǎn ér qiě Xīn zhú méi yǒu nǐ men

But a coworker there says they often work overtime till nine. And Hsinchu doesn't have you guys.

From the story 要不要換工作 (Should I Change Jobs?)

好，那我當壞人。如果你搬去新竹，就沒有人陪我吃宵夜了。

hǎo nà wǒ dāng huài rén rú guǒ nǐ bān qù Xīn zhú jiù méi yǒu rén péi wǒ chī xiāo yè le

Fine, I'll be the bad guy. If you move to Hsinchu, there's nobody left to get late-night snacks with me.

From the story 要不要換工作 (Should I Change Jobs?)

Where 沒有 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Band A (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Comparing & Talking About Time
  • Lesson: Making Comparisons
  • Taught just before: 一樣
  • Taught just after: 隻