Speaking like a native

Question

My question is, if anyone has read the book Speaking spanish like a native by Brad Kim ,and if it's a reliable source. I like to double check to make sure my sources of information are accurate when I have some doubt. One of the entries says "No más preguntando"/"no más" to mean "just wondering" or "just because", is this correct?

Answer 1

For the perusal of the esteemed native speakers on this site, I found the full text from the book regarding this question

No más preguntando Just wondering No más preguntando = Just wondering, but you can shorten it to the simpler No más in which case “Just because” becomes the better translation. This simple but necessary one-liner is the perfect response to give when someone asks, “Why?” and you just don’t feel like explaining. So, when someone asks, “¿Por qué quieres saber?” (“Why do you want to know?”), you can reply, “No más preguntando” (“Just wondering”) or “No más” (“Just because”).

I think 'nada más' works better than 'no más'. But then, I'm not a native speaker... The book seemed to have quite a bit more English text than Spanish. Probably some good info, but listening to native speakers talk is the real deal.

just because = porque sí solo/no más preguntando = just asking - chileno, Nov 20, 2013

Answer 2

I assume you're referring to this book:

Speaking Spanish Like a Native

Yes, it's a great book, I have a copy and I LOVE it. It's really useful no matter who you talk to, but it's especially handy if you speak with a lot of Mexicans.

In regard to your question, yes, that is correct. And I know this from personal experience having both heard and used "nomás" and "nomás preguntando".

Notice that it's one word, not two. I also blogged about it:

Nomás

You can read my post about Improving your conversational Spanish to see a couple of other books that are really great resources.