How to Say "Passage" in Spanish

pasaje

/paˈsaxe/

The Spanish word for passage is pasaje.

The word pasaje can refer to a physical passageway, a specific section of a text or a travel ticket or fare.

Meaning: passageway (noun)

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When you mean a hallway inside a house or an aisle in a shop, the word pasillo is more commonly used than pasaje.

In Mexico, el pasaje is sometimes used to refer to a ticket or a fare.

/paˈsaxe/

In many Spanish-speaking cities, a pasaje is not just a hallway but a specific type of narrow pedestrian shopping street that connects two larger roads.
While pasaje means 'passage', the root verb pasar is used in a unique way to say 'to happen' or 'to take place' in Spanish.
The concept of a 'passage of time' is expressed in Spanish using paso or transcurso, rather than the word pasaje.

Hay un pasaje secreto.
There's a secret passage.
This sentence shows how to use pasaje to describe a physical walkway.
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Él extrajo un pasaje del poema.
He extracted a passage from the poem.
This sentence demonstrates using pasaje to describe a section of text.
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Él citó un pasaje de la Biblia.
He quoted a passage from the Bible.
This sentence illustrates the use of pasaje when referring to a text from the Bible.
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El pasaje del libro es muy interesante.
The passage in the book is very interesting.
Voy a leer un fragmento de la novela.
I am going to read a passage from the novel.
Me gusta este trozo del artículo que escribiste.
I like this passage from the article you wrote.
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