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How to Say ‘Excuse me’ in Portuguese

Com licença

com lee-sen-sa

[com lee-sen-sa]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Use com licença to get past someone, interrupt briefly, or excuse yourself before leaving a table. It is the polite "excuse me" for movement and interruption, not an apology for a mistake.

Phrase Breakdown

Com

[com]

with

Refers to being accompanied by.

Example

Gosto de massa com queijo.

I like pasta with cheese.

licença

[lee-sen-sa]

license

Permission to do something.

Example

Posso ter licença?

Can I have permission?

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