How to Say ‘Can we sit on the terrace?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Podemos sentarnos en la terraza?
po-de-mos sen-TAR-nohs en lah teh-RRAH-thah
[po-de-mos sen-TAR-nohs en lah teh-RRAH-thah]
💬 Usage Tip: Podemos means we can, but in questions like this it works as can we...?. You can reuse the pattern with other verbs: ¿Podemos pedir?, ¿Podemos cambiar de mesa?
Phrase Breakdown
¿Podemos sentarnos
po-de-mos sen-TAR-nohs
Can we sit
'Podemos' means 'we can', and 'sentarnos' means 'to sit ourselves down'. Stress 'po-DE-mos sen-TAR-nos'.
¿Podemos sentarnos aquí?
Can we sit here?
Words in this phrase
Podemos
[po-de-mos]
we can
First person plural ability or possibility.
Podemos intentar nuevamente.
We can try again.
sentarnos
[sen-TAR-nohs]
sit down (ourselves)
Infinitive of 'sentarse' (to sit down) with 'nos' attached, meaning 'ourselves'.
Queremos sentarnos junto a la ventana.
We want to sit by the window.
en la terraza?
en lah teh-RRAH-thah
on the terrace?
Roll the 'rr', and say the 'z' as 'th'. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.
Tomamos algo en la terraza.
We have a drink on the terrace.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Preposition showing where the table will be.
La reserva está en el comedor interior; en marca ubicación.
The reservation is in the indoor dining room; in marks location.
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.
terraza
[teh-RRAH-thah]
terrace
Outdoor seating area at a restaurant or café.
Preferimos cenar en la terraza con vistas a la plaza.
We prefer to dine on the terrace with a view of the square.
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