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Sentence #1492938

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 weihaiping weihaiping March 18, 2012 March 18, 2012 at 6:22:09 PM UTC link Permalink

We usually ask this in the opposite way so that the answer would be "no."

For example: "Is this seat taken?" "Is anyone sitting here?"

Scott Scott March 18, 2012 March 18, 2012 at 6:25:43 PM UTC link Permalink

Is this seat free? Is this seat available? are more natural.

weihaiping weihaiping March 20, 2012 March 20, 2012 at 8:29:10 AM UTC link Permalink

Agreed. I almost wrote "is this seat free?" and I didn't think of available for some reason. Thanks.

February 16, 2024 February 16, 2024 at 9:05:58 AM UTC link Permalink
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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #471070这个位子空着吗？.

Is this seat open?

added by weihaiping, March 18, 2012
➜ #471070这个位子空着吗？

linked by weihaiping, March 18, 2012
Is this seat available?

edited by weihaiping, March 20, 2012
➜ #1188830Este assento está disponível?

linked by MarlonX19, November 29, 2012
➜ #2187579Ar ši vieta laisva?

linked by kotik, February 3, 2013
➜ #465462È libero qui?

linked by Guybrush88, September 5, 2014
➜ #3473236

linked by Guybrush88, September 5, 2014
➜ #465461Ist hier noch frei?

linked by PaulP, October 1, 2014
➜ #3765985এই আসনটা কি পাওয়া যাবে?

linked by tanay, January 13, 2015
➜ #3473236

unlinked by Horus, January 20, 2015
➜ #1645291Questo posto è libero?

linked by Horus, January 20, 2015
➜ #1798736האם המקום הזה פנוי?

linked by AlanF_US, March 24, 2015
➜ #4520360

linked by duran, September 13, 2015
➜ #4520362

linked by duran, September 13, 2015
➜ #4520360

unlinked by Horus, September 13, 2015
➜ #1257526Bu koltuk boş mu?

linked by Horus, September 13, 2015
➜ #4520362

unlinked by duran, September 13, 2015
➜ #5073190Onko tämä paikka vapaana?

linked by Orava, April 19, 2016
➜ #1600434この席は空いていますか。

linked by bunbuku, April 28, 2020
➜ #8990759Er dette setet ledig?

linked by Thanuir, September 18, 2020