How to Say ‘Have a great time’ in Mexican Spanish
Que te la pases muy bien
keh teh lah PAH-sehs mwee bee-EHN
[keh teh lah PAH-sehs mwee bee-EHN]
💬 Usage Tip: pasársela bien is a set expression for "to have a good time", and the la doesn't refer to anything specific. Starting with que turns it into a wish: que te vaya bien "hope it goes well".
Phrase Breakdown
Que te la pases
keh teh lah PAH-sehs
May you have (a time)
'Pasársela' means 'to have a time'. It's a wish, so the verb is in the subjunctive. Stress: que te la PA-ses.
Que te la pases bonito.
Have a lovely time.
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
may / hope that
Used to express a polite wish, as in que tengan...
Que tengan una excelente cena esta noche.
I hope you have an excellent dinner tonight.
te
[teh]
you
Indicates the person being addressed.
A 'ti' te gusta más el azul, ¿cierto?
'You' like the blue one more, right?
la
[lah]
it (implied 'time')
Fixed pronoun in the expression 'pasarla bien', to have a good time.
Siempre la pasamos bien aquí.
We always have a good time here.
pases
[PAH-sehs]
you spend / you have (a time)
Subjunctive 'tú' form of 'pasar', used after 'que' for wishes.
Ojalá que pases un buen día.
I hope you have a good day.
muy bien
mwee bee-EHN
very well / great
Say it smoothly as one beat: muy BIEN.
Todo salió muy bien.
Everything went very well.
Words in this phrase
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.
«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».
“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”
bien
[bee-EHN]
well
Used to indicate that you are in good condition.
Me siento 'bien' hoy, gracias.
I feel 'well' today, thank you.
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