That's correct. Whereas double negatives are incorrect in English, they are required in Spanish.

Well technically nada can mean nothing, or anything.

In Enlgish we use two separate words (Nothing, and Anything) to make it sound like its not a double negative when we use the word Anything. Spanish simply uses the word nada in both cases. For us, "he doesnt drink nothing" and "he doesn't drink anything" presents a huge difference in terms of which sounds correct, which is why this sentence in spanish can sound a little weird to us native english speakers, however in spanish nada can take the place of either "nothing" or "anything" in the negative use of the two.

Why the "de". It seems like it is not necessary

it improves every foreign language.

Your translation "Do not drink any of the alcohol" is incorrect because it includes the definite article. The Spanish sentence is saying not to drink any alcohol (generally), whereas yours is talking about some specific alcohol (perhaps the alcohol for the party).

The Spanish equivalent would be "No bebas nada del alcohol".

I am reporting Drink no alcohol. Not accepted 30 November 2014.

Since I see no explanation that it might be incorrect, and it's been so long, I am reporting it again. (April '17)

To hesolomon: your phrase "Drink no alcohol" , would mean, in my opinion, "Do not drink pure alcohol". Greetings. February 25, 2015.

I might accept it, but I'd note that the, "Don't you [verb]!" version of a command in English is extremely forceful, possibly even rude or condescending. To get that translation from this Spanish, I'd want to see it in a context where it was clear that the speaker was really speaking that forcefully.

I agree with auros. . . The added you makes it sound like a threat: "Don't you drink any alcohol, OR ELSE!!"

The difference is quite subtle.

Generally speaking "beber" refers to the literal action of ingesting a liquid, whereas "tomar", in this case, refers to the broader action of what we might call "having a drink".

If I see my friend at the bar with a bottle of beer in front of him, I might say "Mi amigo toma una cerveza" (My friend is having a beer). When he lifts the bottle to his mouth and starts consuming the beer, then I can say "Mi amigo bebe una cerveza" (My friend is drinking a beer).

Of course, just like English speakers, Spanish speakers are not always so literal and will use "beber" a bit more broadly than in the above example, but I hope it goes some way to explaining the subtle difference between the two verbs.

Good question. "Tomar" when used to describe drinking -- "Do you take coffee? Do you take wine?" -- has always seemed near-indistinguishable from beber to me, but on the other hand it does seem to be preferentially used with "adult" beverages -- coffee, wine, etc. There may be some kind of subtle implication about the psychoactive effects. It's also used to describe taking pills.

I'm pretty sure that ninguno and its variants can only be used with count nouns, not mass nouns.

In English, for a mass noun like "water", you can have "a lot of water", "a bit of water", or "no water", all without pluralizing it. But if you want to talk about something countable, it's, say, "a lot of goats".

In Spanish, you could have "un poco de agua" or "nada de agua", but you can't have "ninguna agua" unless you're speaking in a special context where the water has been made countable. Tenemos tres aguas: Evian, Perrier, y agua del grifo. We have three waters: Evian, Perrier, and tap water. No quiero ninguna agua. I don't want any (of that countable set of) waters.

That's the regular present tense, which would be "bebes".

"no bebas" is the negative imperative. It takes the same form as the present subjunctive.

I think you're correct. But the DL computer probably does not know direct address like that.

"Beber" is an "ER" verb, so when you see an ending with an "-as" you know this is not a normal present tense conjugation.

"No bebas" is the negative imperative - I.e. a command not to drink.

If you wanted to say "You do not drink any alcohol", then you just use the regular present tense conjugations "No bebes...".

That would be "No bebas nada con alcohol."

Do not drink anything with alcohol was not accepted (June 17, 2014)

See my other comment. "beber" is an "ER" verb, so "you do not drink" is "no bebes". "no bebas" is the negative imperative "do not drink".

Nearly all of the contributors on forvo make it sound like al-cōl'. But they are only from about five different countries so far, so there might be a different way to say it.

https://forvo.com/word/es/alcohol/

Usted no ES mi madre

"Do not drink anything alcoholic"was accepted