Are You Not Having A Good Time?

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking about a present/ ongoing event or activity to a relative, a friend or a colleague.  Perhaps you are visiting New York and are talking about the visit. You might have said something which gave the impression that perhaps you are not having a good time. The other person wants to ask you if you are having a good time in New York.

He/ she could choose to be less formal and ask you:

¿No lo estás pasando bien en Nueva York?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be a little bit more formal and say:

¿No lo está pasando bien (usted) en Nueva York?

 

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OUR TIP

You DO NOT need be concerned about the degree of formality in the question you are asked. Whether the other person uses the more/ less formal question is irrelevant to your choice of answer. Your answer depends only on whether you want to say that you are:

• Having a good time in New York
• Not having a good time in New York

Here are a couple of examples which deal with those two basic possibilities:

• Sí, estoy pasando bien en Nueva York (Yes, having a good time)
• No, no lo estoy pasando bien en Nueva York (No, not having a good time)

Now you should practice answering the question:

¿No lo estás pasando bien en Nueva York?

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