How to Say ‘What’s going on?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué pasa?
keh PAH-sah
[keh PAH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: Also works as “What’s up?” Tone decides if it’s concern or just casual.
🇪🇸 In Spain: Among friends in Spain it can be a greeting. With strangers, it’s more “Is everything ok?”
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what
Introduces a question; in "¿Qué pasa?" it means “What’s wrong/What’s going on?”
¿Qué pasa? ¿Te incomoda que hable de Jesús?
What’s going on? Does it make you uncomfortable that I talk about Jesus?
pasa
[PAH-sah]
happens / is going on
With "qué" it forms a common expression to check on someone.
¿Qué pasa cuando rezas a Jesús?
What happens when you pray to Jesus?
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