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Someone is sitting in your seat: what to say in Spanish
Someone is sitting in your seat.
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How it's done. If someone is in your seat say politely: Perdone, creo que este es mi sitio and show the ticket; people usually apologise and move.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Perdone, creo que este es mi sitio. Aquí tiene mi billete.
Pehr-DOH-neh, KREH-oh keh ES-teh es mee SEE-tyoh. Uh-KEE TYEH-neh mee bee-EH-teh.
Excuse me, I think this is my seat. Here's my ticket.
THEY SAY
Ay, perdone, me he equivocado.Igh, pehr-DOH-neh, meh eh eh-kee-boh-KAH-doh.
Oh, sorry, I made a mistake.
They might also say:
Uy, lo siento, estaba confundido. Ahora me quito.
Ooy, loh SYAYN-toh, es-TAH-buh kohn-foon-DEE-doh. Uh-OH-ruh meh KEE-toh.
Oops, sorry, I was confused. I'll move now.
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YOU REPLY
No pasa nada. Gracias.
Noh PAH-suh NAH-duh. GRAH-syuhs.
It's all right. Thanks.
THEY SAY
A usted.Uh oos-TED.
You're welcome.
3
YOU FINISH
Buen viaje.
Boo-AYN BYAH-kheh.
Have a good trip.
THEY SAY
Igualmente.Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh.
You too.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
creo
KREH-oh
verb
I think, I believe
es
es
verb
is
sitio
SEE-tyoh
noun
place, space
Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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