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How to Say ‘Of course, come in and sit down.’ in Portuguese

Claro, entre e sente-se.

KLAH-roo EN-treh ee SEN-teh-seh

[KLAH-roo EN-treh ee SEN-teh-seh]

Phrase Breakdown

Claro,

KLAH-roo

Of course,

A friendly 'sure / of course'. Stress the first syllable: CLA-ro. The final 'o' sounds like a short 'u'.

Example

Claro, sem problema.

Of course, no problem.

Words in this phrase

Claro

[KLAH-roo]

of course; certainly

A common positive response showing willingness to help or agree.

Example

Claro, posso explicar melhor a função.

Of course, I can explain the role better.

entre e sente-se.

EN-treh ee SEN-teh-seh

come in and sit down.

Formal commands: 'entre' (come in) and 'sente-se' (sit yourself down). The final 'e' sounds are very weak in European Portuguese, so 'sente-se' sounds close to 'sent-s'.

Example

Entre e sente-se, por favor.

Come in and sit down, please.

Words in this phrase

entre

[EN-treh]

come in

Formal command form of 'entrar', used to invite someone in.

Example

Entre, por favor.

Come in, please.

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

sente-se

[SEN-teh-seh]

sit down (formal)

Polite command form of 'sentar-se', to sit down.

Example

Sente-se aqui, por favor.

Sit here, please.

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