Finding your seat taken in Spanish

1. 1
   asiento/aˈsjento/

   seatnoun

   A place made for sitting.
2. 2
   boleto/boˈleto/

   ticketnoun

   A piece of paper you buy to be able to travel or enter a place.
3. 3
   ocupado/okuˈpado/

   takenadjective

   Already being used by someone.
4. 4

   númeronumber

5. 5

   pasilloaisle

6. 6

   ventanillawindow

7. 7

   equivocarto get wrong

8. 8

   disculparto excuse

9. 9

   revisarto check

10. 10

    mostrarto show

The sentences3 of 10

1. Perdón, creo que está sentado en mi asiento.

   Excuse me, I think you're sitting in my seat.

2. Aquí está mi boleto, dice que este lugar es mío.

   Here's my ticket, it says this seat is mine.

3. Perdón, ¿este asiento está ocupado o puedo sentarme?

   Excuse me, is this seat taken, or can I sit down?

Pronunciation

• asiento/aˈsjento/

  The ie is said as a single syllable, as in siento: a-sien-to.

• ocupado/okuˈpado/

  The stress falls on PA: o-cu-PA-do.

Good to know

boleto

In Mexico a travel ticket is called a boleto, and at many terminals you buy it at the ticket window or online. It usually shows your seat number, so keep it handy when you board.

número de asiento

On long-distance buses the seat is usually assigned, and the number is on the ticket. If someone is in your seat, the usual move is to calmly show them your ticket.

terminal

Long-distance buses leave from terminals, where you buy your ticket and wait in a hall or at a bay. Rules such as luggage or the bay number vary by company and terminal.

Questions

How do I ask if a seat is taken in Spanish?

You can say "Perdón, ¿este asiento está ocupado o puedo sentarme?" Ocupado means that someone is already using it.