How to Say ‘Make yourself at home.’ in Portuguese
Sente-te em casa.
SEN-tuh-tuh ung KAH-zuh
[SEN-tuh-tuh ung KAH-zuh]
💬 Usage Tip: This uses the informal singular command plus [te]: [sente-te]. For a more formal or plural version, Portuguese changes both parts: [sinta-se] or [sentem-se].
🇵🇹 In Portugal: A host saying [Sente-te em casa] is inviting you to relax, not literally behave as if it were your own house. In Portugal, it's still polite not to take that too literally right away — wait to be shown where things are before helping yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
Sente-te
[SEN-tuh-tuh]
make yourself / feel yourself
Informal imperative used when telling one person to make themselves comfortable.
Sente-te e aceita este pequeno presente.
Make yourself comfortable and accept this small gift.
Em casa
ung KAH-zuh
at home
Literally means 'in home', used idiomatically to mean comfortable and welcome.
Aqui, sente-te em casa.
Here, make yourself at home.
Words in this phrase
em
[ung]
in / at
A common preposition used before places or states.
Fica em silêncio por um momento.
Stay in silence for a moment.
casa
[KAH-zuh]
home / house
Refers to a house or the feeling of home, depending on context.
Quero que te sintas em casa connosco.
I want you to feel at home with us.
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