How to Say ‘It's no big deal’ in Mexican Spanish
No pasa nada
noh PAH-sah NAH-dah
[noh PAH-sah NAH-dah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: The go-to way to brush off an apology warmly, whether for lateness or bumping into someone. It signals there are no hard feelings.
Phrase Breakdown
No
[noh]
not
Negation word used before the verb to say something did not happen.
Yo no vi ningún letrero con esa tarifa.
I did not see any sign with that fare.
pasa
[PAH-sah]
happens
From 'pasar' (to happen); 'no pasa nada' means 'no problem, it's fine'.
¿Qué pasa aquí?
What's happening here?
nada
[NAH-dah]
nothing
Nada means 'nothing.' In de nada, it forms the polite response 'it's nothing' or 'you're welcome.'
Nada, con gusto le acepto transferencia.
It's nothing, I'm happy to accept bank transfer.
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