Portuguese Phrase
Os assentos prioritários ficam na frente.
Meaning
The sentence tells the listener that the priority seats are located at the front of the vehicle or venue. It is a factual statement about seat placement.
When to use
Use this phrase when giving directions inside a bus, train, airplane, theater, or any place where seats are arranged. It’s especially handy for staff or fellow passengers explaining where the reserved seats for seniors, pregnant women, or people with disabilities are.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Osassentosprioritáriosficamnafrente.
Definite article (Os)
Os is the masculine plural definite article, used before masculine plural nouns.
Noun (assentos)
Assento means ‘seat’; it is masculine and plural, so it matches the article Os.
Adjective agreement (prioritários)
Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify – here masculine plural.
Verb (ficam)
Ficar is used for location or state; it conjugates in the third‑person plural (ficam) to match os assentos.
Prepositional contraction (na)
Na = em + a, meaning ‘in/on the’. It introduces the place where the seats are.
Noun (frente)
Frente means ‘front’; when used with na it forms the phrase ‘na frente’ = ‘at the front’.
🗨In Conversation
Com licença, onde ficam os assentos prioritários?
Excuse me, where are the priority seats?
Os assentos prioritários ficam na frente, ao lado da porta.
The priority seats are at the front, next to the door.
✕Common Mistakes
Os assentos prioritários fica na frente.
The verb must agree with the plural subject ‘os assentos’, so use ‘ficam’ not ‘fica’.
As assentos prioritários ficam na frente.
If you mistakenly think ‘assento’ is feminine, you might write ‘as assentos’, which is incorrect; the correct article is ‘os’.
Os assentos prioritários ficam na frente de.
Do not use ‘na frente de’ unless you are specifying ‘in front of something else’. Here the simple location is enough.
↔Alternatives
Os lugares de prioridade ficam na parte da frente.
The priority spots are in the front part.
Os assentos reservados para idosos ficam na frente.
The seats reserved for seniors are at the front.
A seção prioritária está na frente do veículo.
The priority section is at the front of the vehicle.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, ‘assentos prioritários’ are legally required on public transport for elderly people (60+), pregnant women, people with disabilities, and passengers with infants. The seats are usually marked with a blue sign and are positioned near the entrance for easy access. When you point them out, use a friendly tone; staff may ask you to help a passenger who needs the seat.