What does ¿Cómo no? mean ?

Question

What does ¿Cómo no? mean ?

Good use of accented characters and punctuation! :-) - chaparrito, FEB 10, 2010

Thanks! :) - thaibean06, FEB 11, 2010

Answer 1

a: No voy a la fiesta (I'm not going to the party)

b: ¿Cómo no?!! (Why not? / What do you mean you're not going?)

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a: ¿Te gustaría ir al cine? (Would you like to go to the cinema?)

b: Cómo no!! (Of course I would)

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a: ¿Cómo no te gusta el chocolate? (How come you don't like chocolate?)

b: Oh! It's too sweet for me...

Thanks a lot! - thaibean06, FEB 11, 2010

Answer 2

You mean like: ¡Sí! ¿Cómo no?

Then it would be for when we say in English: Sure! Why not?

The 'Sí' doesn't have to be explicit: you could also take the '¡¿Cómo no?!' as a 'How could I nót?!' :) - Suzanne_Romijnders, MAR 27, 2016

Answer 3

It can also be used as sarcasm.

Arrested person: Soy inocente! (I am innocent)

Police Man: Como no! (Of course you are)

Answer 4

Hi Thaibean

Try putting it in the "Translator" and see what you get.

Answer 5

It means "Why not?" in that context. As in "Sure, why not?" (Sí, ¿como no?).

Answer 6

Of course. Yes.

Answer 7

Yes. You often hear waiters saying it after you've ordered, as a way of saying 'certainly'.

Answer 8

"Como no" can also actually mean "of course". I had heard the phrase a few times before knowing it meant that, and man, how misleading. :p