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Old August 04, 2009, 06:17 PM
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"Como, no?"

How does "como, no", translate to English?
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"¡Cómo no!" It's an exclamation rather than a question. It means "Certainly!", "of course!"
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Gracias. Halbo espanol, muy pequeno. Yo soy aprendio.
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Gracias. Hablo muy poco español. Yo estoy aprendiendo.
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¡Como no!............ can also mean a sarcastic Sure! Why not!
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¡Como no!............ can also mean a sarcastic Sure! Why not!
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¿Es parecido a "claro que no?"
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Old August 07, 2009, 02:30 PM
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¿Es parecido a "claro que no?"
Sounds clear as mud to me.
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¿Es parecido a "claro que no?"
Just on the contrary. ¡Cómo no! means ¡Claro que sí!
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