"Pasar" examples

Question

Hola,

I'm trying to understand how the word "pasar" is used to talk about spending time.

Please could someone let me know if these sentences/translations are correct?

"Pásalo bien" -> "I hope it goes well"

"Pasé bien" -> "I had a good time"

"Parece que pasaste bien" -> "It looks like you had a nice time"

Any help much appreciated,

Rangi

Answer 1

HI Rangi, I can see this was not answered:

Pásatelo bien Have a good time

Or:

Quiero pasarme tiempo con mís amigos I am going to spend some time.....

As you can see it is not the same.

Does anyone know if "lo pasé bien" is the same as "me lo pasé bien"?

Yes, it is the same, however, here in Spain we use this sentence with a pronoun, mostly anyway, and I know a woman from Nicaragua who always uses it without, seems to be regional.

Answer 2

Hi Rangi , just two corrections to your phrases,

"(Me) Lo pasé bien" -> "I had a good time"

"Parece que ( te) lo pasaste bien" -> "It looks like you had a nice time"

Answer 3

Many thanks for your help Iker.

Are the words in brackets optional ("me" and "te")?

In other words, is "lo pasé bien" the same as "me lo pasé bien"?

• Yes, you can drop "me" and "te" . (The sentences mean the same thing). - iker Sep 29, 2009

Answer 4

I have a couple of contributions-

Pásalo bien is the usual way my friend from Spain says goodbye. She uses it as, "Have a good time."

And "Quiero pasar tiempo con mí amigos" means, "I like to spend time with my friends.

Answer 5

Thanks!

Do you know if it would be the same to say:

Pásatelo bien

Or:

Quiero pasarme tiempo con mís amigos

Muchas gracias!

Answer 6

Bump...

Does anyone know if "lo pasé bien" is the same as "me lo pasé bien"? Do they both make sense, or just the first?

Answer 7

Some say-

Que lo pases bien... that everything goes well.

Pretty much saying that I hope all goes well, I hope you have a good time, ect.

And...

Pasé un buen rato, which means, I had a good time.

Answer 8

Espero que lo pase bien = I hope that it goes well. The verb in subjuntive after espero que