"These are not flies."

Translation: Это не мухи.

[JerryTravels]

If they're not flies then wha- ... Oh Dear God RUN!!

[abravewolf]

You need to write a book with that premise, I would read it.

[frobnicator]

Why is this not: эти не михи. это becomes эти in plural right?

[deactivated user]

Please see a guide to using э́то by olimo: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/11536858

[efisxgprr]

eto super! spasibo bolshoi!

[frobnicator]

thank you, this is very helpful.

[lfleiva]

Спасибо!

[mostafa.sayed22]

это used in general and when there is only subject, эти used with subject and object.

[poin-dexter]

Really helpful! Thanks :)

[TheRussianLizard]

These sound like the last words of someone who just swatted some bees thinking they were flies, and now the whole hive is after them...

[Deniboj1]

I thought that 'мухa' would take a plural genitive form because it is negated? My wrong answer was
"это не мух"

en.openrussian.org/ru/муха

[deactivated user]

Genitive is not used in ‘X is not Y’-type sentences.

It’s used for direct objects when the verb is negated («я не ви́жу мух» ‘I don’t see flies’). But Y in ‘X is Y’ sentences is not considered a direct object in Russian (it’s never used in the accusative).

[ljkolnick]

Why не instead of нет?

[_Maria_B._]

Не=not, нет=no. Kind of confusing phonetics for us native English speakers, but you'll get it.

[RRL210]

When is it ето and when is it ети? Thank you

[GuyReshef]

Those are demons from hell. RUNN

[PadidehGos]

I can't figure out the pronunciation of мухи, it sounds like he says mooshe yet it's not sh

[BubDuck]

The voice pronounces и in мухи as "ye" rather than as "ee". Is this correct?

[Mark986606]

I had the same question. The other voice pronounces it differently.

[viktoria858776]

Whats the difference between ни and не?

[Guena813991]

It seems to me that "мухи нет" would be a good translation. Can anyone confirm?