{"id":10515,"date":"2019-02-27T14:13:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=10515"},"modified":"2019-02-27T14:13:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:13:36","slug":"the-german-phrase-passt-schon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-german-phrase-passt-schon\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Phrase ‘Passt Schon’"},"content":{"rendered":"

German is full of tiny phrases that have a huge range of meanings. In this post, we will look in more depth at the phrase \u2018Passt schon\u2019.<\/strong> This literally translates to \u2018Fits already\u2019, \u2018Fits yet\u2019 or \u2018Does fit\u2019. But what this little phrase actually means is \u2018it\u2019s OK\u2019, \u2018no worries\u2019, \u2018it\u2019s all good\u2019, \u2018never mind\u2019<\/strong> – and so on – all depending on the context it’s used in.<\/p>\n

There are a number of ways you can use the handy phrase Passt schon <\/strong>(note that, when pronounced, the emphasis is on the word passt<\/em> rather than the word schon<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Example one<\/h3>\n

You could say it when paying your bill in a restaurant, to signal to the waiter that they can keep the change. When you give them the money, or as they\u2019re about to give you the change, simply say the magic phrase Passt schon<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Example two<\/h3>\n

You could say it when starting a sentence and then cutting it off once you realise what you were about to say is irrelevant.<\/p>\n

\u2018K\u00f6nnen wir es vielleicht\u2026 Nein, passt schon.\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018Could we perhaps\u2026 No, actually it\u2019s fine.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Example three<\/h3>\n

You could say it when someone apologises to you, as a way of signalling that there\u2019s no need for them to worry about it.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ich habe es vergessen. Tut mir echt Leid!\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018Passt schon.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018I forgot it. I\u2019m so sorry!\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018No worries.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Example four<\/h3>\n

You could say it when someone asks if you\u2019re ill, and you want to let them know you\u2019re alright \u2013 that it\u2019s not a big deal.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bist du krank? Vielleicht sollten wir es heute nicht tun…\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018Nein – passt schon.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Are you ill? Perhaps we shouldn\u2019t do it today…\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018No \u2013 it\u2019s nothing.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Example five<\/h3>\n

Or simply, it can be a way of responding to the question How are you?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Wie geht\u2019s?\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018Ehhh, passt schon\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018How are you?\u2019<\/strong>
\n\u2018Ehhh, OK I guess\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So when things are ‘all good’, remember this little phrase ‘passt schon’<\/strong>! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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