How to Say ‘Is this seat free?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Está libre este sitio?
es-TAH LEE-breh ES-teh SEE-tyoh
[es-TAH LEE-breh ES-teh SEE-tyoh]
💬 Usage Tip: In questions, Spanish often keeps the same word order as a statement: [¿Está libre este sitio?] literally matches [This seat is free?]. You can reuse that pattern easily: [¿Está ocupado este sitio?] = "Is this seat taken?".
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[es-TAH]
is
From the verb estar; here it means 'is' for location or temporary state.
¿Está libre este sitio o está ocupado?
Is this seat free or is it occupied?
libre
[LEE-breh]
free
Means 'free' or 'available,' often used for an empty seat or space.
Si está libre, me siento en este libre sitio.
If it is free, I'll sit in this free spot.
este
[ES-teh]
this
Demonstrative adjective used for a masculine singular noun nearby.
¿Está libre este sitio de aquí?
Is this spot here free?
sitio
[SEE-tyoh]
place / seat / spot
Literally 'place' or 'spot'; in a bar it often means a seat or space.
¿Está libre este sitio junto a la barra?
Is this spot next to the bar free?
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