How to Say ‘Please have a seat.’ in Portuguese
Sente-se, por favor.
SEN-teh-seh poor fah-VOR
[SEN-teh-seh poor fah-VOR]
Phrase Breakdown
Sente-se,
SEN-teh-seh
Sit down,
Formal command of 'sentar-se' (to sit). Say it 'SENT-sə'. The final 'e' sounds are very reduced in European Portuguese.
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.
Sente-se aqui, por favor.
Sit here, please.
por favor.
poor fah-VOR
please.
The standard polite word. Say it 'pur fa-VOR'. The 'o' in 'por' is short, close to 'u'.
Um café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
please (part of 'por favor')
Together with 'favor' it forms the polite phrase 'please'.
Um café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
favor
[fah-VOR]
please (part of 'por favor')
Literally 'favour'; with 'por' it means 'please'.
Ajude-me, por favor.
Help me, please.
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