Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
nichts
nichts is the German word for the same thing — both mean "nothing."
Spanish
nada
nada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nothing."
Practice
1 What does rien mean?
nothing
2 Fill the gap: Il n'y a ___ dans le frigo.
Full sentence: Il n'y a rien dans le frigo. (There is nothing in the fridge.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches rien?
rien: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.