¿Qué te pasa?
(useful questions)
A2 (¡Vas bien!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽Standard Spanish 😌
🧠 What it means
This one’s a super common (and universal!) way to ask if someone’s upset, acting weird, or in a bad mood.
👉 What’s wrong with you? / What’s the matter? / What’s your problem?
💡Tone is literally of the essence here! Said gently, it’s “What’s wrong?”; said sharply, it’s “What’s your problem?” (eek!).
🌪️ When to whip it out
Whenever you want to ask why someone looks sad or is acting off:
¿Qué te pasa, wey? Te ves todo bajoneado.
What’s up with you, dude? You look all mopey.
But it can also be used more aggressively to call out annoying behavior:
Oye, ¿qué te pasa? No son tus cosas
Hey, what’s wrong with you? That’s not your stuff.
⚠️ Tone
✅ Neutral if said with concern.
✅ Can be confrontational if said with a sharper tone.
🔁 Similar chunks
¿Qué tienes?¿Qué te pasó?¿Qué sucede?¿Qué traes?¿Qué onda contigo?¿Estás bien?¿Todo bien?¿Qué mosca te picó?¿Y ahora?
🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo
Related to this is "Te pasas!" in your latest download of 50 Mexican phrases. I was wondering if you could say: "No quiero pasarme, pero..." to say something like: I don't mean to go too far, but...
@davidr322@ Hi! Yes, but people tend to say it as a complete expression, like: "no quiero pasarme de la raya, pero", or "no quiero pasarme de lanza, pero". That last one is particularly common in Mexico City, amongst Chilangos. Hope it helps :)