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Tranqui, no pasa nada.

Chill, it's no big deal.

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Why every word is where it is

Tranqui1adjectivechill (lit. calm)tranquilo,no2adverbnotpasa2verbhappenspasar · present · 3rd sing.nada2pronounnothing.
  • no → nada: no … nada: double negation
  • pasa → nada: nada: subject of pasa

Word for word: “Calm, nothing happens.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Colloquial: tranqui, clipped from tranquilo, is relaxed young speech in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Peru…
  2. 2
    no pasa nada = no problem, it's fine: a set phrase with double negation. Indefinites and double negation →

Variations

  • No te preocupes, no importa.
  • No se preocupe; carece de importancia.