How to Say ‘I had a great time’ in Mexican Spanish
Me la pasé muy bien
meh lah pah-SEH mwee byehn
[meh lah pah-SEH mwee byehn]
💬 Usage Tip: la doesn't refer to anything specific. It's just part of the fixed expression pasársela bien "to have a good time". Swap the start to change who: ¿te la pasaste bien? "did you have a good time?".
Phrase Breakdown
Me la pasé
meh lah pah-SEH
I had (a time)
'Pasársela' means to have a time. Say it as one flow, 'me-la-pa-SÉ', with the stress on the final 'sé'.
Me la pasé genial en la fiesta.
I had a great time at the party.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
myself
Reflexive pronoun for 'I'; with llamar it means 'I call myself'.
Me lavo las manos.
I wash my hands.
la
[lah]
it
Feminine object pronoun, referring to the reservation.
La reserva, la confirmo mañana.
The reservation, I'll confirm it tomorrow.
pasé
[pah-SEH]
I spent (had a time)
Past of 'pasar'; 'pasarla bien' means to have a good time.
La pasé increíble en la fiesta.
I had an amazing time at the party.
muy bien
mwee byehn
very well / really good
Blend it as 'mui-BIEN'. The 'uy' sounds like English 'we'.
Todo salió muy bien.
Everything turned out 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
[byehn]
well / fine
Adverb meaning in good condition or okay, often used with 'estar'.
El calentador ya funciona bien.
The water heater works fine now.
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