cambiar de asiento means to change seats — a common term in Travel Spanish. Learn how it's used in a real-world example.
📅 Published: October 2, 2025
cambiar de asiento
verb • /[kam-BYAR deh ah-SYEN-toh]/
to change seats
Example:
¿Podemos cambiar de asiento para sentarnos juntos?
Can we change seats to sit together?
🧠 What does cambiar de asiento mean?
To change seats means to move from one seat to another, typically on a plane, train, bus, or in a theater. It implies leaving your current seat and occupying a different one. This can be done for various reasons, such as comfort, a better view, or to sit with someone else.
📚 Extra examples
- ¿Te importa si cambiamos de asiento? Me gustaría sentarme al lado de la ventana.
Would you mind if we changed seats? I'd like to sit next to the window. - Pedí cambiar de asiento porque el niño detrás de mí no paraba de dar patadas.
I asked to change seats because the child behind me kept kicking my seat. - El auxiliar de vuelo me permitió cambiar de asiento a uno en primera clase.
The flight attendant allowed me to change seats to one in first class. - Tuvimos que cambiar de asiento porque los que teníamos asignados estaban rotos.
We had to change seats because the ones we were assigned were broken.
💡 Did You Know?
In some Spanish-speaking countries, it is considered polite to ask someone if the seat next to them is free before sitting down, even on public transport.
🔁 Synonyms & opposites of "cambiar de asiento"
Synonyms: cambiar de lugar, cambiar de sitio, moverse de asiento
Opposites: quedarse en el mismo asiento, permanecer sentado
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