¿me estás ignorando?
The English phrase "are you ignoring me?" is translated into Spanish as ¿me estás ignorando?
This phrase is used to ask if someone is intentionally not responding or paying attention to you.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase me estás ignorando is a literal translation of "you are ignoring me": me means "me", estás means "you are" and ignorando means "ignoring".
How does it change in a sentence?
While the progressive form ¿me estás ignorando? is common, you can also use the simple present tense ¿me ignoras? to ask the same question. If you are speaking to someone in a formal context, you should change the verb from estás to está to use the formal usted form.
Did you know?
- If you feel someone is giving you the 'silent treatment', you might say they are haciendo el vacío (literally 'making the vacuum') rather than using the verb 'ignorar'.
- While ignorar is used for not paying attention, Spanish speakers often use ningunear to describe the act of treating someone as if they are nothing or insignificant.
- When someone ignores a text message after reading it, it is common to ask ¿me estás dejando en visto?, which means 'are you leaving me in seen?'
Examples in context
- ¿Me estás ignorando? ¡Contéstame!Are you ignoring me? Answer me!
- Dime algo, ¿me estás ignorando?Tell me something, are you ignoring me?
Example conversation
Alejandro is trying to get Elena's attention while she is looking at her phone.
- AlejandroElena, te estoy hablando.Elena, I am talking to you.
- ElenaNo, no es eso.No, it's not that.
- Alejandro¿Me estás ignorando?Are you ignoring me?
- ElenaPerdona, solo estaba leyendo un mensaje.Sorry, I was just reading a message.
