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 Updated 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 ThoughtCo. "How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème"." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/pas-de-probleme-1371336. ThoughtCo. (2020, August 28). How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/pas-de-probleme-1371336 ThoughtCo. "How to Use the French Expression "Pas de Problème"." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/pas-de-probleme-1371336 (accessed February 25, 2021). copy citation