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How to Say ‘Please, have a seat.’ in Portuguese

Faça favor, sente-se.

FAH-sa fa-VOR SEN-teh-seh

[FAH-sa fa-VOR SEN-teh-seh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, faça favor is the everyday polite way to invite someone in or to sit. An interviewer will likely open with it, and it sets a courteous, formal tone.

Phrase Breakdown

Faça favor,

FAH-sa fa-VOR

Please,

A very Portuguese, polite 'please / go ahead'. 'Ç' sounds like 's': FA-sa fa-VOR.

Example

Faça favor de entrar.

Please come in.

Words in this phrase

Faça

[FAH-sa]

do / make (polite command)

Formal command form of 'fazer'; with 'favor' it means 'here you go' or 'please go ahead'.

Example

Faça o favor de entrar.

Please come in.

favor

[fa-VOR]

please (in 'faça favor')

Part of the polite phrase 'faça favor', used to invite someone to do something.

Example

Faça favor de entrar.

Please come in.

sente-se.

SEN-teh-seh

sit down.

The formal command 'sit yourself down'. The final 'e' sounds are very weak, so it sounds like 'SENT-s'.

Example

Sente-se aqui.

Sit here.

Words in this phrase

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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