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How to Say ‘I have to pick Ana up at the hospital’ in Mexican Spanish

Tengo que pasar por Ana al hospital

TEHN-goh keh pah-SAHR por AH-nah ahl ohs-pee-TAHL

[TEHN-goh keh pah-SAHR por AH-nah ahl ohs-pee-TAHL]

Phrase Breakdown

Tengo que pasar

TEHN-goh keh pah-SAHR

I have to go by

This expresses obligation. Stress TEN-go and pa-SAR.

Example

Tengo que pasar a la tienda.

I have to stop by the store.

Words in this phrase

Tengo

[TEHN-goh]

have

Possess, own, or hold.

Example

Tengo una hermana.

I have a sister.

que

[keh]

to (in 'tener que')

Forms 'tener que' = to have to.

Example

Tengo que trabajar.

I have to work.

pasar

[pah-SAHR]

to pick up / to stop by

In 'pasar por' (someone), it means to go pick someone up somewhere.

Example

Voy a pasar por los niños a la escuela.

I'm going to pick up the kids at school.

por Ana

por AH-nah

to pick up Ana

'Pasar por' plus a person means to pick that person up. Say it smoothly: po-RA-na.

Example

Paso por Ana a las cinco.

I'll pick up Ana at five.

Words in this phrase

por

[por]

for (to pick up)

Used with 'pasar' to mean going to get someone or something.

Example

Paso por ti a las ocho.

I'll pick you up at eight.

Ana

[AH-nah]

Ana (name)

A common Spanish female first name.

Example

Ana es mi esposa.

Ana is my wife.

al hospital

ahl ohs-pee-TAHL

at the hospital

'Al' is 'a' plus 'el'. The h is silent: os-pi-TAL, with stress on the last syllable.

Example

Mi mamá está en el hospital.

My mom is in the hospital.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

at the

Contraction of 'a' + 'el', here indicating the place where someone is.

Example

Te espero al rato al hospital.

I'll wait for you at the hospital later.

hospital

[ohs-pee-TAHL]

Hospital

A place where sick or injured people receive medical care.

Example

Fui al 'Hospital' a visitar a un amigo enfermo.

I went to the 'Hospital' to visit a sick friend.

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