"No que nos querías ayudar"

Question

I think this means don't you won't to help us maybe in a sarcastic way but I can't understand why it starts with No que?

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Jan 20, 2017

Answer 1

http://mexicanspanish.com/no-que/

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 BY MARK ROBERT ALEXANDER

¿No que …?

The expression ¿No que …? communicates surprise at a change of plans.

• ¿No que ibas a salir? Didn’t you say you were leaving? (From the looks of the situation, I have concluded that you’re no longer planning to head out.)

• No mames, cinco órdenes de alambres. Said by a taquero after getting off the phone with the customer. The other taquero replied: ¿No que cuatro? Wasn’t it supposed to be four alambres and not five?

• ¿No que muy valiente? Weren’t you saying how brave you are? You don’t look brave now.

¿No que …? works nicely as a response when someone has let you down. ¿No que íbamos al cine? What happened? Weren’t we planning on seeing a movie?

So kind of a "didn't you say/indicate you wanted to help, so where's the help".

More simply a "didn't you want to help?"

I don't know if derived as such, but adding an "era" between no and que would seem logical:

No era que... Was it not that.

Without the question marks, the meaning changes a little. - Daniela2041, Jan 20, 2017

I suppose I should have said "help us" rather than "help" as the Spanish has "nos". :) - bosquederoble, Jan 20, 2017

Gracias a todos - Juan0263, Oct 8, 2017