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How to Say ‘Come in and have a seat, please.’ in Spain Spanish

Pase y siéntese, por favor.

PAH-seh ee SYEN-teh-seh por fah-BOR

[PAH-seh ee SYEN-teh-seh por fah-BOR]

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Phrase Breakdown

Pase y siéntese,

PAH-seh ee SYEN-teh-seh

Come in and sit down (formal)

'Pase' is the formal command 'come in'. Link 'pase y' smoothly: PA-se-i SIÉN-te-se.

Example

Pase y espere aquí.

Come in and wait here.

Words in this phrase

Pase

[PAH-seh]

come in (formal)

Formal command of 'pasar', used to invite someone to enter.

Example

Pase, la puerta está abierta.

Come in, the door is open.

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.

siéntese

[SYEN-teh-seh]

sit down (formal)

Formal command of 'sentarse', used politely with 'usted'.

Example

Siéntese aquí, señora.

Sit here, madam.

por favor.

por fah-BOR

please

Stress the last syllable: fa-VOR. Use a light tapped 'r'.

Example

Pase, por favor.

Come in, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[por]

by (in 'please')

Part of the fixed phrase 'por favor', meaning please.

Example

Un café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

favor

[fah-BOR]

favour

With 'por' forms 'please'.

Example

Una mesa, por favor.

A table, please.

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