There's No Such Thing - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So when we say, "There's no such thing."

Así que cuando decimos: "No existe tal cosa".

It means that we think that that thing doesn't exist.

Significa que pensamos que esa cosa no existe.

So for instance someone might say that they can't wait to get Christmas presents from

Entonces, por ejemplo, alguien podría decir que no puede esperar para recibir los regalos de Navidad de

Santa Claus.

Santa Claus.

And you could reply by saying, "There's no such thing as Santa Claus.", which would mean

Y podrías responder diciendo: "No existe tal cosa como Papá Noel", lo que significaría

that you believe that Santa Claus doesn't exist.

que crees que Papá Noel no existe.

You could also have someone say, "There's a ghost in my house."

También podrías pedirle a alguien que diga: "Hay un fantasma en mi casa".

And you could respond by saying, "There's no such thing as ghosts."

Y podrías responder diciendo: "No existen los fantasmas".

Which means that you believe that ghosts don't exist.

Lo que significa que crees que los fantasmas no existen.

So if you say, "There's no such thing!", you're saying that you believe that that thing doesn't

Así que si dices, "¡No existe tal cosa!", estás diciendo que crees que esa cosa no

exist.

existe.