Languages › French How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème" Share Flipboard Email Print Don Carstens / Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on August 10, 2019 The French expression pas de problème (pronounced "pa-deu-pruh-blem") is one that you'll hear in any laid-back conversation. Literally translated, the phrase means "not any problem," but any English speaker will recognize it as "no problem" or "no worries." It's a handy phrase to know and considered acceptable etiquette in informal speech as a means of apologizing or acknowledging an apology, as well as putting someone at ease after a gaffe. The formal version of this phrase, il n'y a pas de problème, is also acceptable in any situation. Examples Excuse-moi pour mon impatience. > I'm sorry for my impatience.Pas de problème. > No problem, don't worry about it. C'est pas vrai ! J'ai oublié mon portefeuille. > Oh no, I forget my wallet.Pas de problème, je t'invite. > No problem, it's my treat. You can also use pas de problème to ask whether there's an issue regarding something specific: Question argent / travail, tu n'as pas de problème? > Are you OK for money/work? Question temps, on n'a pas de problème ? Are we OK for time? Related Expressions Cela ne me / nous / lui pose pas de problème. > That's no problem for me / us / him.Il / Elle n'a pas de problème de compte en banque ! > He / She is laughing all the way to the bank!Pas de problème, c'est sur mon chemin. > No problem, it's on my way.Pas de problème! > No trouble at all!Les assurances vont tout rembourser, pas de probleme. > The policy will cover it. That's not a problem. Tu sais, si je dois partir demain, je pense que ca ne poserait pas de probleme. > You know, if it all ended tomorrow, I think I'd be okay.Si ça ne vous fait rien. - Pas de problème. > If you don't mind. - Fine. Synonymous Expressions Ça va. > It's okCe n'est pas grave. > No problem. (literally, "it's not serious")Cela ne fait / présente aucune difficulté > It's ok.Il n'y a aucun mal. > No harm done.Tout va bien. > It's ok. (literally, "everything is going well")(informal) Á l'aise! > No prob! (literally, "easily")(informal) Pas de souci. > No worries.(informal) Y a pas de lézard! > No prob! (literally, "there's no lizard")(formal) Qu'à cela ne tienne. > That is not a problem. (literally, "upon that may it not depend") Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème"." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/pas-de-probleme-1371336. Team, ThoughtCo. (2023, April 5). How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/pas-de-probleme-1371336 Team, ThoughtCo. "How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème"." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/pas-de-probleme-1371336 (accessed June 4, 2023). copy citation