How to Say ‘Please have a seat.’ in Simplified Chinese
请坐。
qǐng zuò
[qǐng zuò]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 请 in front of any action to make a polite invitation: 请进 "please come in", 请喝茶 "please have some tea".
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[qǐng]
Please
A polite expression used when asking for something.
请进，大家都在等你。
Please come in, everyone is waiting for you.
坐
zuò
[zuò]
to sit
To take a seat.
你坐这儿吧。
Sit here.
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