How to Say “No Such Thing” in Hebrew – Ulpan La-Inyan

“There’s no such thing” translates into Hebrew literally: אין דבר כזה

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For example:

אין דבר כזה פיות.

There’s no such thing (as) fairies.

Don’t tell Tinkerbell.

Here’s another expression that will make you sound like a proper Hebrew speaker: אין חיה כזאת

– literally, there’s no such animal.

For example:

טיסה קצרה מתל אביב ללוס אנג’לס? אין חיה כזאת.

A short flight from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles? No such thing.

Apparently the expression originates in a joke from the 1980’s:

Someone went to the zoo. He approached the giraffe’s pen, looked up and down and said, “there’s no such animal.”