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How to Say ‘Aren't we getting farther away?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿No nos estamos alejando?

noh nohs es-TAHN-mohs ah-leh-HAHN-doh

[noh nohs es-TAHN-mohs ah-leh-HAHN-doh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Asking this as a question rather than an accusation lets the driver explain, which usually keeps the ride calm.

Phrase Breakdown

¿No nos estamos

noh nohs es-TAHN-mohs

Aren't we

This is the start of a question. Raise your tone slightly. 'Nos' goes with the reflexive verb 'alejarse'.

Example

¿No nos estamos perdiendo?

Aren't we getting lost?

Words in this phrase

[noh]

Not

A word used to make a negative statement.

Example

No estoy seguro de esta ruta.

I am not sure about this route.

nos

[nohs]

ourselves; each other

Reflexive pronoun showing a mutual action: 'we take care of each other.'

Example

Cuando alguien se enferma, Nos cuidamos mucho en casa.

When someone gets sick, we take care of each other a lot at home.

estamos

[es-TAHN-mohs]

We are

Indicates a state of being for a group including the speaker.

Example

Estamos felices.

We are happy.

alejando?

ah-leh-HAHN-doh

getting farther away?

'Alejarse' means to move away. The 'j' is a raspy 'h'. Stress: a-le-JAN-do, with rising question intonation.

Example

Nos estamos alejando del centro.

We're getting farther from downtown.

Words in this phrase

alejando

[ah-leh-HAHN-doh]

moving away

Gerund of alejar(se), to get farther away.

Example

Se está alejando.

He's moving away.

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