Nomas (en. Just)

/no'mas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Indicates a limitation or specifies that it only refers to something.

I'm just going to eat a cookie.

Voy a comer nomás una galleta.

It is used to dismiss something or indicate that no more is needed.

We only needed a couple of hours to finish.

Nomas necesitábamos un par de horas para terminar.

It is used to express something informally.

I just came to say hi.

Nomas vine a saludar.

The term comes from the Spanish 'no más', which has merged into a single word in colloquial usage.

just like that

Only this way.

nomas así

just a little while

Only for a short period of time.

nomas un ratito

just passes

It just passes (something of little importance).

nomas pasa

nothing

Absence of something.

nada

only

Alone or solo.

solo

Indicates that there is nothing more than that.

Those are my plans, just that.

Esos son mis planes, nomas eso.

It is used to minimize the importance of something.

Don’t worry, it’s just an exam.

No te preocupes, nomas es un examen.