Phrase · 🙄 Colloquial reactions

¡No me digas! ¿En serio?

No way! Seriously?

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Why every word is where it is

¡No1adverbdon'tmeobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectdigas1verbtelldecir · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.!¿En2prepositioninserio2adjectiveearnestmasc. · sing.?

No → digas: no + subjunctive: negative imperative
me → digas: me: to me
En → serio: en serio: one expression

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Negative tú imperative = present subjunctive: no me digas. Lexicalised: it shows surprise, not a real order. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
2
¿En serio? = seriously? Works in every variety.

Variations

¡No me diga! ¿En serio?
¿De veras?
¡No puede ser!