The verb “Pasar”: The year goes by. More than a verb, an experience / 5 minutes of Spanish - English version + Podcast
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Welcome to episode 218 of the 5 minutes of Spanish! What's our topic?
It's December, .....
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No, let's talk about the verb pasar
The verb pasar has many meanings in Spanish and is very useful for communicating in different situations.
Let's explore some of its uses with examples in Spanish and English so you can understand it better.
1. Pasar por un lugar: To pass through a place
This usage describes movement through a specific location.
Cuando pasamos por el bosque, escuchamos el canto de los pájaros. / When we pass through the forest, we hear the birds singing.
¿Alguna vez has pasado por un puente tan largo? / Have you ever passed through such a long bridge?
2. Pasar tiempo: To spend time
Pasamos unas semanas en Uruguay visitando amigos. parientes y haciendo tramites. / We spent a few weeks in Uruguay visiting friends, relatives and doing paperwork.
Aquí usamos pasar para hablar de cómo empleamos el tiempo. / Here we use pass to talk about how we spend our time.
Pasamos mucho tiempo conversando con amigos. / We spend a lot of time talking with friends.
¿Cómo pasaste tus vacaciones? / How did you spend your vacation?
3. Pasarla bien/mal: To have a good/bad time
This expression is ideal to talk about experiences or moments lived.
Me la pasé genial en la fiesta de cumpleaños. / I had a great time at the birthday party.
Ellos la pasaron muy mal durante la tormenta. / They had a terrible time during the storm.
4. Pasarse de la raya: To cross the line
This expression is used to indicate that someone exceeds acceptable limits.
Juan se pasó de la raya al gritarle al profesor. / Juan crossed the line by yelling at the teacher.
No te pases de la raya con tus bromas. / Don’t cross the line with your jokes.
5. ¿Qué pasa?: What’s happening? / What’s wrong?
It is commonly used to ask about a situation or problem.
¿Qué pasa? Pareces preocupado. / What’s wrong? You look worried.
¿Qué pasa en la ciudad? Hay mucho tráfico. / What’s happening in the city? There’s so much traffic.
6. No dejar pasar algo: Not to let something go unnoticed
It is a way of expressing attention to an important detail or comment.
No dejamos pasar tus sugerencias, siempre las leemos. / We don't let your suggestions pass us by, we always read them.
No dejes pasar esta oportunidad de aprender español. / Don’t let this opportunity to learn Spanish pass you by.
7. Pasar de algo a otra cosa: To transition from one thing to another
It indicates a change or evolution in a situation.
Pasar de ser monolingüe a ser bilingüe es un gran logro. / Transitioning from monolingual to bilingual is a great achievement.
Pasamos de estar cansados a sentirnos llenos de energía. / We went from being tired to feeling full of energy.
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