"Nós não temos escadas."

Translation: We do not have stairs.

[Sam_uk]

Why is "We have no stairs" not correct? But "We have not stairs" is??

[kcmurphy]

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[Docguy]

In English "don't" and "do not" are functional equivalents. If one is a correct translation, the other is too.

[JLWto]

"we don't have a stairway" should be ok, too.

[barbaratorrance]

when are stairs ,ladders They are not the same thing, ladders are movable, stairs are static

[dogrow]

In portuguese both are "escada"

[Howie14]

Ive always had trouble with this and other words.. Simple answer: context

[Asamations101]

No some stairs are movable. Escalators!

[Joannasuk]

'Nos nao temos escadas' does not mean 'We possess any staircases.'

[ZuMako8_Momo]

Exactly. It does mean "We do not possess any staircases," although the verb "possess" sounds a bit strange.

[sofa4ka]

Finally I get what my favorite perfume means. :-)

[Paulenrique]

Is it called "Escadas"?

[Paulenrique]

Haha... First time I see it =)

[deactivated user]

The TTS voice reads out "nóZ não temos escadas." Why is "nós" pronounced "nóZ". I thought the s sounds like z only between two vowels?

[Paulenrique]

Exatcly. At the end of words, it sounds like "s".

[deactivated user]

OK, I took good note of that. Obrigado.

[pinkybrainy]

Can this also be "we don't have ladders"?

[Paulenrique]

Yes, it is also right.