ahí nomás
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USAGE NOTE
This phrase may also be written "ahí no más."
ahí nomás(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (right over there) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. right there
¿Dónde está el control remoto? - Está ahí nomás. ¿No lo ves?Where is the remote control? - It's right there. Don't you see it?
2. (near)
a. right over there
El lugar que buscas está ahí nomás a una cuadra.The place you're looking for is right over there a block away.
3. (colloquial) (relaxing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. just hanging
¿Qué hace Pedro hoy? - Ahí nomás en la casa.What's Pedro doing today? - Just hanging in the house.
4. (surviving)
b. getting by
¿Cómo le va a Ramona desde que se divorció? - Ahí nomás.How has Ramona been doing since she got divorced? - Getting by.
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