Learn · Sentences Polite Requests

Would you mind if I sat here?

A2

Sentence

Narrator

Would you mind if I sat here?

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Polite Request

Would you mind if I sat here, please?

Informal Setting

Mind if I sit here?

Formal Setting

I hope you don't mind if I take a seat here.

Seeking Permission

Is it alright if I sit here?

Rephrased versions

Formal

May I sit here?

Casual

Is this seat taken?

Simpler English

Can I sit here?

Phrases to learn

Would you mind if...

A polite way to ask for permission or to make a request.

sat here

To be seated in this location.