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How do you say "is this seat taken" in Spanish (Latin America)?

¿Este asiento está ocupado?

Phrase Noun

In Spanish (Latin America), "is this seat taken" is ¿Este asiento está ocupado?.

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Pronunciation

You can approximate "Este asiento está ocupado" with E-ste a-SIE-nto e-STA o-ku-PA-do; any double l or y sound stays soft, closer to an English y than a j.

Grammar notes

¿Este asiento está ocupado? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

is this seat taken

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Questions about ¿Este asiento está ocupado?

How do you pronounce ¿Este asiento está ocupado??

You can approximate "Este asiento está ocupado" with E-ste a-SIE-nto e-STA o-ku-PA-do; any double l or y sound stays soft, closer to an English y than a j.

Is ¿Este asiento está ocupado? formal or casual?

¿Este asiento está ocupado? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is ¿Este asiento está ocupado? used in Spanish (Latin America)?

¿Este asiento está ocupado? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (is this seat taken).

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