How to Say ‘Window seat, please.’ in Portuguese
À janela, se faz favor.
ah zhuh-NEL-uh suh fahz fuh-VOR
[ah zhuh-NEL-uh suh fahz fuh-VOR]
Phrase Breakdown
À janela
ah zhuh-NEL-uh
By the window
Indicates the preferred seat location.
Quero um lugar à janela.
I want a window seat.
Words in this phrase
À
[ah]
at the; by the
Contraction of a + a, used here in the expression à janela meaning by the window.
À janela, se faz favor.
By the window, please.
janela
[zhuh-NEL-uh]
window
The window of the airplane; à janela means window seat.
Quero um lugar à janela para ver a vista.
I want a window seat to see the view.
Se faz favor.
suh fahz fuh-VOR
Please.
Polite expression used especially in Portugal to make a request.
Um café, se faz favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
se
[suh]
if
Part of the polite expression se faz favor, common in European Portuguese.
Se faz favor, confirme o meu lugar.
Please, confirm my seat.
faz
[fahz]
does; makes
Form of fazer, used here in the set polite phrase se faz favor.
Se faz favor, diga o número do voo.
Please, say the flight number.
favor
[fuh-VOR]
favor
In se faz favor, it forms a polite expression meaning please.
Favor em se faz favor torna o pedido mais educado.
Favor in se faz favor makes the request more polite.
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