I don't think there are to many people who don't know what ¿Qué pasa? means. It's not the most exciting phrase you can use the verb pasar for, but it is a good place to start.
¿Qué pasa?
What's happening?
This works as a greeting and as a way to find out what's going on.
In fact, you can use pasar to talk about things that happen in general.
Mierda, eso siempre me pasa
Shit, That always happens to me
Por suerte, eso nunca me pasó
Luckily that never happened to me
You can also use pasar to talk about passing or stopping by.
Voy a pasar por tu casa
I'm going to stop by your house
Pasa por mi oficina por favor
Stop by my office please
El bus pasa por mi casa
The bus passes by my house
Need a ride?
Mi vuelo llega a las 6. ¿Puedes pasar por mi?
My flight arrives at 6. Can you pick me up?
You can also use pasar to ask someone what's wrong.
¿Qué te pasa?
What's wrong?
And if you use the right tone of voice it can also mean:
¿Qué te pasa?
What's wrong with you?
The verb pasar can even come in handy when you're on the phone.
Pásame a tu hermana
Pass me over to your sister
And you can pass more than telephones.
Don't judge me. And pass the salt.
By the way, pásame should have an accent.
You'll need the verb pasar, or pasarlo bien, if you want to talk about having a good time.
¿Lo pásate bien?
Did you have a good time?
Que te lo pases bien
Have a good time
Want to invite your guests in?
Pase
Come in
I quite often use pasar to find out if a bar or restaurant is showing an event.
¿Va a pasar la pelea?
Are you going to show the fight?
This is a common way to ask someone to send you a link to a web page.
Pásame el link
pass (give) me the link
When someone goes just a tad to far with their words or actions, you can say:
Con este chiste te pasaste
You went to far with that joke
Or simply,
Te pasaste
You went too far
Well, that's it for now. This should be more than enough to get you off to a good start with the verb pasar.
Here are some related posts I've written involving the verb pasar.
Pasa vs Pasar Por vs Pasarlo bien
¿Me puede pasar corriente?
¿Puedes pasar por mi?
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That's it for today, ¡espero que les sirva!
Rodney,
ReplyDeleteA suggestion in regard to "pásame la sal". Where I live in Mexico people don't like to hand each other the salt for superstitious reasons. They prefer to pick it up and set it down close to the person who asked for it. For this reason they tend to say "acércame" instead of "pásame". Thank you for all of your fine lessons. I enjoy them very much and you continually amaze me with your progress in Spanish. I am always learning something new from you, especially from your adventurous travels. Cuídense mucho, amigo.