qué pasa

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Spanish

Etymology

Calque of English what's happening.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌke ˈpasa/
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  • Syllabification: qué pa‧sa

Phrase

¿qué pasa?

  1. what's up?; what’s the matter?; what is the problem?; what is wrong?
    Synonyms: ¿qué ocurre?, ¿cuál es el problema?
  2. (US, Spain, informal) what's up?
    Synonyms: ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal?, (Mexico, El Salvador) quiúbole, (Mexico, El Salvador) qué ondas
  3. what's up?; what's happening?; what are you doing?
    Synonyms: ¿qué ocurre?, ¿qué estás haciendo?