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Someone asks you to let them through or give up your seat: what to say in Portuguese

On a bus you're asked to let someone pass or offered a seat.

Autocarro8 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The seats by the doors are for the elderly, pregnant women and people with children - it's the custom to give them up.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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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Com licença, posso passar?
Kohn lee-SAYN-suh, POH-soo puh-SAHR?
Excuse me, may I get past?
They might also say:
Desculpe, posso passar?
Dish-KOOLP, POH-soo puh-SAHR?
Excuse me, may I get past?
YOU REPLY
Claro, faça favor.
KLAH-roo, FAH-suh fuh-VOR.
Of course, go ahead.
THEY SAY
Quer sentar-se?
Kehr sayn-TAHR-s?
Would you like to sit down?
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
Obrigado, estou bem de pé.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo, shtoh bayn d peh.
Thank you, I'm fine standing.
THEY SAY
Vai sair na próxima?
Vigh suh-EER nuh PROH-see-muh?
Are you getting off at the next stop?
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3
YOU REPLY
Não, saio na seguinte.
Now, SIGH-oo nuh sih-GEENT.
No, I'm getting off at the one after.
THEY SAY
Então, com licença.
ayn-TOW, kohn lee-SAYN-suh.
Then, excuse me.
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4
YOU FINISH
Faça favor!
FAH-suh fuh-VOR!
Go ahead!

The course is in the app

This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

licença
lee-SAYN-suh
noun
permission (com licença - excuse me)
posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
passar
puh-SAHR
verb
to pass
Claro
KLAH-roo
adverb
of course
faça
FAH-suh
verb
do (faça favor - please go ahead)
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness

16 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

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