só que não
Portuguese, adverb/ˈsɔ ki ˈnɐ̃w̃/
só que não is spelled S-Ó-Q-U-E-N-Ã-O (8 letters). Só que não is a Portuguese adverb meaning “said no one ever, except it didn't, only it didn't, nope; used to negate or contradict a previous statement, often one made by the person…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does só que não mean in English?
adverb
- 1
said no one ever, except it didn't, only it didn't, nope; used to negate or contradict a previous statement, often one made by the person who is speaking themselves
- 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see só que, não.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. expressa ironicamente que se desdiz o que se acabou de dizer
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of só que não
- sqn alternative Internet
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce só que não?
- Brazil /ˈsɔ ki ˈnɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˈsɔ ki ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈsɔ kɨ ˈnɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to só que não
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.