pásame
/pasame/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "pass me" is pásame.
A request for someone to hand an object to the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The word pásame is a combination of the imperative verb pasa (pass) and the indirect object pronoun me (me).
Which one should you use?
You can also use the question ¿Me pasas…? to mean "Can you pass me…?" in an informal context.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Pásame is an informal way to say "pass me". If you are speaking to someone you address as usted (the formal "you"), use the command páseme instead. For a more polite, formal request, you can say ¿Me podría pasar…? which translates to "Could you pass me…?"
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are asking more than one person to pass you something, use the plural form pásenme. To say "pass it to me", you attach the object pronoun lo to the end of the command to get pásemelo.
How do you pronounce it?
/pasame/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word pasa can also mean 'happens' or 'occurs'. Therefore, depending on the context, a sentence that sounds like a request to 'pass' something could actually be a question about what is occurring in a specific situation.
- In many Latin American countries, you will often hear the verb alcanzar used instead of pasar when requesting an object. This verb literally means 'to reach', emphasizing that the item is just beyond the speaker's physical grasp.
- In Mexico, adding the slang word güey to pásame can transform a blunt command into a casual request. This softens the social weight of the imperative mood.
Examples in context
- Pásame la sal, por favor.Pass me the salt, please.This sentence shows how to ask someone to pass the salt using pásame.Tatoeba #445715 by Shishir, translation #25729 by CK
- Por favor, pásame la sal.Please pass me the salt.This sentence shows how to use "please" with pásame to ask for the salt.Tatoeba #592369 by Shishir, translation #25741 by CK
- Pásame el bolígrafo rojo.Pass me the red pen.This sentence demonstrates how to use pásame to ask for a specific object, the red pen.Tatoeba #7276564 by arh, translation #7633643 by kaesekaiser
- Pase usted el libro, por favor.Pass me the book, please.
- ¿Me podría pasar la sal, por favor?Could you pass me the salt, please?
- Pásame el control remoto, por favor.Pass me the remote control, please.
- ¿Me pasas un vaso de agua, por favor?Can you pass me a glass of water, please?
- 14 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
In the kitchen while preparing dinner.
- LucíaDaniel, pásame el cuchillo.Daniel, pass me the knife.
- Daniel¿Este que está aquí?This one that is here?
- LucíaSí, pásame ese, por favor.Yes, pass me that one, please.
- DanielAquí tienes, Lucía.Here you go, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
