Spanish for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 4

Coming in

Polite Spanish for entering someone's space — ¿Puedo pasar? (May I come in?) — and the response Claro (of course). Useful at homes, shops, and offices.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Hola. Disculpe, ¿puedo pasar?

    Hi. Excuse me, may I come in?

    Tip: <Pasar> means "pass" but it also means "to enter a place"

  2. Yaya Yaya

    Claro. La puerta está abierta.

    Sure. The door is open.

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    ¿Dónde estás? ¿Qué estás haciendo?

    Where are you? What are you doing?

  4. Yaya Yaya

    Estoy en la cocina. Cocinando.

    I'm in the kitchen. I'm cooking.

    Tip: <cocino> = I cook <Estoy cocinando> = I am cooking <cocinas> = you cook <Estás cocinando> = you are cooking <la cocina> = the kitchen <la cocina> + country name = country name cuisine la cocina mexicana = Mexican cuisine

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you politely ask 'may I come in?' in Spanish?

¿Puedo pasar? — 'may I pass/come in?'. Pasar literally means 'to pass' but here it means 'to come in / step in'.

What does claro mean?

'Sure' or 'of course' — a friendly affirmation. Claro que sí = 'of course yes'.

How do you say 'the door is open'?

La puerta está abierta — la puerta (the door, feminine) + estar in the third person + abierta (open, feminine form to agree).

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