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"Seat" in Portuguese: assento

o assento

Say it: ah-SEHN-toomasculine · o assentonoun/as.ˈsẽ.tu/

Note: also: o lugar

Seat in Portuguese is o assento. Assento na janela is a window seat. Lugar is a common everyday synonym for a place to sit.

Flight check-in

Consegui um assento na janela.
I got a window seat.
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How to pronounce assento

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ah-SEHN-too

/as.ˈsẽ.tu/

ah-SEHN-too

"Seat" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
o assentothe seat

Default noun.

assento na janelawindow seat

Travel.

assento do meiomiddle seat

Planes and buses.

o lugarthe place / seat

Everyday synonym.

How to use assento in real life

  1. 1Flight check-in

    Consegui um assento na janela.

    I got a window seat.

    Travel.

  2. 2Theater

    Nosso assento é na fileira F.

    Our seat is in row F.

    Show.

  3. 3Bus

    Tem um assento livre perto da porta?

    Is there a free seat near the door?

    Transit.

Mistakes English speakers make with assento

Incorrect: Quero um seat na janela.

Correct: Quero um assento na janela.

Use assento (or lugar), not English seat.

Incorrect: A assento está ocupado.

Correct: O assento está ocupado.

Assento is masculine: o assento.

Good to know

Airlines and cinemas print assento on tickets; friends more often say tem lugar?. Priority seating is assento preferencial on Brazilian buses and metros.

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Choosing seats on a bus

  1. ChatPal

    Quer assento na janela ou no corredor?

    Want a window seat or an aisle seat?

  2. You

    Janela. Odeio assento do meio.

    Window. I hate the middle seat.

  3. ChatPal

    Peguei o assento 14A pra você.

    I grabbed seat 14A for you.

  4. You

    Perfeito. Guardo o da frente pra você.

    Perfect. I’ll save the one in front for you.

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"Seat" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "Seat" in Portuguese

Seat?

Assento.

Everyday synonym?

Lugar.

Window seat?

Assento na janela.

Gender?

Masculine: o assento.

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