Pasame una lana primero, y después arreglamos

So there I was talking with my profesora, and I asked her for something, and this is what she tells me:

Pasame una lana primero, y después arreglamos

I couldn't help but laugh.  Not because I knew what she said, but because I knew it was supposed to be funny, and because yet again I had the deer in headlights look on my face. 

Now let's see if we can figure out what this means.

One word in our phrase you may not recognize is lana. Lana is a colloquial term for dinero, or as we say in English, money.  Plata is another colloquial term you may hear for money.

Arreglar is another verb that may be new to you.  Like so many verbs in Spanish, Arreglar has several meanings:  to fix something, to clean up, and to sort or work things out.  The last definition is the one we're interested in.  And since we're talking about Arreglar, I'll also mention that it's reflexive cousin Arreglarse means to get to ready, or dressed, as well as a few other things.  It's a good verb to learn, I've heard it on more than one occassion.

But let's get back to our phrase.  I think we know enough to make a good translation:

Pasame una lana primero, y después arreglamos
Pass me some money first, and then we'll work it out

When can you use this phrase?  Anytime someone asks you for a favor, big or small, is a perfect time to use this.  I'm sure your amigos will get a good laugh and be impressed with your Spanish as well.  

¡Hasta la próxima!

pasar vs pasar por vs pasarlo bien

Pasar is without a doubt one of the most commonly used verbs in the Spanish language with a myriad of uses, so today I'm going to share with you all the different ways of using this verb that I've learned so far.

Please keep in mind that the information that follows is only based on my experiences to date, and is by no means exhaustive. Now with that disclaimer out of the way, ¡empezamos!

If you want to talke about having a good time or enjoying yourself , then you can use pasarlo bien.

Que te lo pases bien - Have a good time

Que te pases bien el fin de semana or Que pases bien el fin de semana - Enjoy your weekend / Have a good weekend

¿Cómo [or Qué tal] te la pasaste el fin de semana? - How was your weekend?

¿Lo estás pasando bien? - Are you enjoying yourself?

Que pases bien la Navidad - Have a good Christmas

¿Te la pasaste bien en Navidad? - Did you have a good Christmas?

Anoche la [or lo] pasé bien / la [or lo] pasé bien anoche - I had a good time last night

Lo pasamos bien - We had a good time.

If you need to ask someone to stop by and pick you (or someone else) up, then pasar por is what you need.

¿Pasas por los niños? - Are you going to pick up the kids?

Pasa por mi a las 8:00 - Pick me up at 8.

Pasamos por ti a las 8:00 - We'll pick you up at 8.

¿A qué hora pasas por mí? - What time are you going to pick me up?

Por favor pasar por mi al aeropuerto a la uno - Please pick me up at the airport at 1

You can also use pasar to tell someone to come in when they knock on the door. A simple "pase" (if you need to be formal) or "pasa" will do. And for more than one guest, "pasen".

Of course, we have the famous "qué pasa" to ask someone "what's happening". I don't think this needs any explanation.

We also have qué pasó - What happened? Once you get your answer, you may need to admit that "lo mismo me paso a mi" - The same thing happened to me.

Can't reach the salt at the dinner table? Maybe if you ask politely, Por favor, pásame el sal someone will be kind enough to help you out. And of course you substitute the word sal with anything you want - Pásame el libro. I think you get the picture.

Wow. It wasn't until I sat down to write this post that I realized how many uses pasar has, and those are just the ones I know about.

Oh, and there's one more I want to leave you with....

¡Que pases buena noche!