Nomás así vs así nomás

Question

Is there a difference in meaning between nomás así and así nomás?

Answer 1

Nomás means literally "no more than", "that's all", "just".

Así nomás means "just so", "just like that"

¿Quienes fueron a la fiesta? Los de siempre, nomás (just the usual).

¿Hace cuánto que son novios? Nomás unos días. (Just a few days)

¿Cómo, y pudo entrar así nomás? Was he/she able to enter just like that?

Para él no toma esfuerzo, coge la guitarra y así nomás le salen las canciones. It takes him no effort, he grabs the guitar and just like that the songs start flowing.

Gekkosan, another first-rate response!! Keep it up and you'll have me pass for a native. ;-) - territurtle, OCT 31, 2011

Answer 2

I think there´s one of them that is common and correct. And the other is too informal and almost agrammatical.

To me, they sound similar to:

es así nomás = That's just the way it is. nomás así = it´ s just that way

Answer 3

When explaining something you may end with así nomás : just like that / and nothing more

But if someone isn't sure that is correct someone might reply - ¿nomás así?