How to Say ‘Hello, can I sit here?’ in Portuguese
Olá, posso sentar-me aqui?
oh-LAH POH-soo sen-TAR-muh ah-KEE
[oh-LAH POH-soo sen-TAR-muh ah-KEE]
💬 Usage Tip: In European Portuguese, [sentar-me] puts the little word for [me] after the verb, connected with a hyphen. You'll see the same pattern in [ajudar-me] and [dizer-te].
Phrase Breakdown
Olá
[oh-LAH]
hello
A friendly greeting used to open the interaction politely.
Comecei com «Olá» para soar simpático.
I started with “Hello” to sound friendly.
Posso sentar-me aqui?
POH-soo sen-TAR-muh ah-KEE
May I sit here?
A polite way to ask for permission to sit in a place.
Posso sentar-me aqui, por favor?
May I sit here, please?
Words in this phrase
posso
[POH-soo]
may I / can I
Used to ask permission in a polite way.
Disse «posso» antes de fazer o pedido.
I said “may I” before making the request.
sentar-me
[sen-TAR-muh]
sit down
Reflexive infinitive used when asking to take a seat.
A expressão «sentar-me» soa educada neste contexto.
The expression “sit down” sounds polite in this context.
aqui
[ah-KEE]
here
Used to indicate the specific place near the listener.
Perguntei se podia ficar «aqui» ao lado.
I asked if I could stay “here” beside them.
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