Either not or a step
tu ne parles pas français mean : you don't speak French
tu n'es pas gentil, pas gentille
Pas mal means 'not bad' in French.
"Il n'est pas" in French means "He is not" in English.
You can say "Je n'ai pas" in French to mean "I don't have."
n'a pas été
It means "not"
it means "not me"
it means not you
"je n'ai pas d'animal" means "I have no pet / no animal" in French.
Pourquoi pas means 'why not?' in English.
pas trés bien - not very well