I don't think so

English phrasebook

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Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /aɪ dəʊnt θɪŋk səʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /aː doʊnt θɪŋk soʊ/
Audio (US): (file)

Phrase

I don't think so

I think what has been said is untrue.
Bob: Is this the right place to catch the bus?
Suzy: I don't think so.
(sarcastic) No, absolutely not (used to refuse or decline something proposed).
Go out with you? Huh, I don't think so, sweetheart!

Synonyms

(I think what has been said is untrue): I think not, I suppose not
(strong way to say no): absolutely not, hardly, not in a million years, not on your life, not on your nelly (British), not likely, no way, no way Jose, as if, no chance

Translations

I think that what has been said is untrue

Afrikaans: ek dink nie so nie, ek glo dit nie
Albanian: une nuk mendoj kështu, nuk mendoj kështu
Arabic: لَا أَظُنُّ ذٰلِكَ (lā ʔaẓunnu ḏālika), لَا أَظُنُّ (lā ʔaẓunnu)
Hijazi Arabic: ما أتوقَّع (mā atwaggaʕ, mā atwaqqaʕ), ما أظُن (mā ʔaẓunn)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 我唔係噉諗／我唔系噉谂 (ngo⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ gam² nam²), 我覺得唔係／我觉得唔系 (ngo⁵ gok³ dak¹ m⁴ hai⁶), 我唔覺得／我唔觉得 (ngo⁵ m⁴ gok³ dak¹), 好似唔係／好似唔系 (hou² ci⁵ m⁴ hai⁶)

Hokkien: 我想毋是 (góa siūⁿ m̄-sī / góa siǔⁿ m̄-sǐ / góa siōⁿ m̄-sī / óa siāuⁿ m̄-sī / óa siōⁿ m̄-sī)

Mandarin: 我不這樣認為／我不这样认为 (wǒ bù zhèyàng rènwéi), 我覺得不是／我觉得不是 (wǒ juéde bùshì), 我不覺得／我不觉得 (wǒ bù juéde), 我可不這麼想／我可不这么想 (wǒ kě bù zhème xiǎng), (as is often said in informal conversation, with subject omitted) 好像不是 (hǎoxiàng bùshì)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Danish: det tror jeg ikke
Dutch: ik denk het niet, ik denk van niet
Faroese: tað haldi eg ikki
Finnish: en usko
French: je ne pense pas, je ne crois pas
Galician: coido que non, penso que non, creo que non
Georgian: არა მგონია (ara mgonia), სხვაგვარად ვფიქრობ (sxvagvarad vpikrob)
German: das glaube ich nicht, ich glaube nicht
Greek: δε νομίζω (de nomízo)
Hebrew: אֲנִי לֹא חוֹשֵׁב כָּכָה m (ani lo khoshev kakha), אֲנִי לֹא חוֹשֶׁבֶת כָּכָה (ani lo khoshevet kakha)
Hindi: मेरे खयाल से नहीं है (mere khayāl se nahī̃ hai), मुझे नहीं लगता है (mujhe nahī̃ lagtā hai)
Hungarian: nem hiszem
Icelandic: ég held ekki, það held ég ekki
Indonesian: saya rasa tidak
Italian: penso di no, mi sa di no
Japanese: 私はそうは思わない (watashi wa sō wa omowanai)
Jingpho: ngai dai hku n shadu ai, ngai dai hku zawn n nawn ai
Khmer: ខ្ញុំមិនគិតដូច្នេះទេ (kɲom mɨn kɨt doocneh tei)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: بڕوا ناکەم (birrwa nakem), باوەڕ ناکەم (bawerr nakem)
Macedonian: не би рекол (ne bi rekol)
Maltese: ma naħsibx li hekk
Marathi: मला असं वाटत नाही (malā asa vāṭat nāhī)
Navajo: dooda shaʼshin
Norwegian: jeg tror ikke det, det tror jeg ikke, jeg tviler
Ojibwe: gaawiin nindinendanzii, gaawiin ganabaj sa naa
Persian: فکر نکنم, اینطور فکر نمیکنم
Polish: myślę, że nie
Portuguese: eu acho que não, acho que não
Romanian: nu prea cred
Russian: не ду́маю (ne dúmaju), вряд ли (ru) (vrjad li), сомнева́юсь (somnevájusʹ)
Spanish: pienso que no, creo que no
Swedish: det tror jag inte
Tagalog: hindi sa tingin ko
Thai: ฉันไม่คิดอย่างนั้น (chăn mâi kít yàang nán)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: sanmıyorum, hiç sanmıyorum
Vietnamese: tôi không nghĩ vậy
Welsh: dw i ddim yn meddwl, dw i ddim yn credu

sarcastic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 別瞎說／别瞎说 (bié xiāshuō), 才怪 (zh) (cáiguài), 豈有此理／岂有此理 (zh) (qǐyǒucǐlǐ)
Czech: asi těžko, to určitě
Dutch: ik dacht het niet
Finnish: enpäs usko
French: je ne crois pas
Galician: érache boa
Georgian: ნუთუ (nutu), ვითომ? (vitom?), მეეჭვება (meeč̣veba)
Greek: δε νομίζω (de nomízo)
Hebrew: לא נראה לי
Hungarian: majd ha fagy, kötve hiszem, nem hinném
Icelandic: ég held nú síður
Macedonian: не би рекол m (ne bi rekol), не би рекла f (ne bi rekla)
Malay: jangan harap
Maltese: hekk naħseb ukoll
Polish: no chyba nie
Portuguese: de jeito nenhum (pt)
Russian: я так не ду́маю (ja tak ne dúmaju), вряд ли (ru) (vrjad li), сомнева́юсь (somnevájusʹ)
Spanish: no creo
Swedish: jag skulle inte tro det
Turkish: hiç sanmıyorum, sanmıyorum

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