How to Say ‘Have a seat here and we'll file the report.’ in Spain Spanish
Siéntese aquí y hacemos la denuncia.
SYEN-teh-seh ah-KEE ee ah-THEH-mohs lah deh-NOON-thyah
[SYEN-teh-seh ah-KEE ee ah-THEH-mohs lah deh-NOON-thyah]
Phrase Breakdown
Siéntese aquí
SYEN-teh-seh ah-KEE
Sit down here
'Siéntese' is the formal command 'sit down'. Stress 'SIEN' and 'QUÍ': 'SYEN-teh-seh a-KEE'.
Siéntese aquí, por favor.
Sit here, please.
Words in this phrase
Siéntese
[SYEN-teh-seh]
sit down (formal)
Formal command of 'sentarse', used politely with 'usted'.
Siéntese aquí, señora.
Sit here, madam.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Adverb meaning 'here,' referring to this place or event.
'Aquí' hay muchas oportunidades para hacer contactos.
Here there are many opportunities to make contacts.
y hacemos la denuncia.
ee ah-THEH-mohs lah deh-NOON-thyah
and we'll file the report
'Y' links straight into 'hacemos' because the 'h' is silent: 'ya-THEH-mos'.
Comemos y hacemos la compra.
We'll eat and do the shopping.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
hacemos
[ah-THEH-mohs]
we do / we make
'We' form of 'hacer'; present tense can express near future.
Hacemos los papeles ahora.
We'll do the paperwork now.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
denuncia
[deh-NOON-thyah]
police report / complaint
Feminine noun for an official report of a crime.
Pongo una denuncia en comisaría.
I file a report at the police station.
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