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How do you say "is this seat taken" in Spanish?
¿Está ocupado este asiento?
In Spanish, "is this seat taken" is ¿Está ocupado este asiento?.
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Pronunciation
Say '¿Está ocupado este asiento?' by keeping the vowels short and pure, blend the vowel pair quickly into one syllable rather than separating them, and remember the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress.
Grammar notes
¿Está ocupado este asiento? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
is this seat taken
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How to remember ¿Está ocupado este asiento?
Think of '¿Está ocupado este asiento?' as a little phrase you'd blurt out for is this seat taken; repeat it a few times until it feels automatic.
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Questions about ¿Está ocupado este asiento?
How do you pronounce ¿Está ocupado este asiento??
Say '¿Está ocupado este asiento?' by keeping the vowels short and pure, blend the vowel pair quickly into one syllable rather than separating them, and remember the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress.
Is ¿Está ocupado este asiento? formal or casual?
¿Está ocupado este asiento? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is ¿Está ocupado este asiento? used in Spanish?
¿Está ocupado este asiento? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (is this seat taken).
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