Σας πειράζει αν καθίσω δεξιά;

Σας means you.

In this sentence, it can refer to:

• one person in a polite/formal way
• more than one person (plural)

So Σας πειράζει αν καθίσω δεξιά; can mean either:

• Do you mind if I sit on the right? said politely to one person
• Do you all mind if I sit on the right?

If you were speaking to one friend informally, you would usually say Σου πειράζει αν καθίσω δεξιά;

Because πειράζει is not agreeing with σας.

The structure is basically:

• πειράζει = it bothers
• σας = you

So the sentence is literally closer to:

• Does it bother you if I sit on the right?

Greek often uses πειράζει in this impersonal way, just like English uses it in Does it bother you...?

Here πειράζει means bothers or matters, and in natural English it is often translated as do you mind.

So:

• Σας πειράζει αν...; = Do you mind if... ?

Be aware that the verb πειράζω can have other meanings in other contexts, such as bother, tease, or mess with, but in this sentence the meaning is clearly mind / be bothered by.

αν means if.

It introduces the action the speaker wants to do:

• αν καθίσω δεξιά = if I sit on the right

So the whole sentence is literally:

• Does it bother you if I sit on the right?

You may also see εάν, which is a more formal/full version of αν.

καθίσω is the form used here to mean I sit / I sit down in an if clause about a possible action.

A simple way to think of it:

• κάθομαι = I sit / I am sitting
• καθίσω = I sit / I sit down in a one-time, specific action sense

In this sentence, the speaker is asking about one action: sitting down in that place. That is why καθίσω sounds natural.

Because in Greek, after αν meaning if, you normally do not use θα.

So Greek says:

• αν καθίσω = if I sit

not:

• αν θα καθίσω

This is a very common pattern in Greek and often feels different from the way English speakers first expect it to work.

δεξιά means on the right or to the right.

In this sentence it works like an adverb, not an adjective.

Depending on the situation, it could mean things like:

• in the seat on the right
• on the right-hand side
• to your right

The exact English wording depends on the context.

Yes. It is natural and polite.

Because it uses σας, it sounds respectful or formal unless you are addressing several people.

A few related versions are:

• Σου πειράζει αν καθίσω δεξιά; = informal, to one friend
• Θα σας πείραζε να καθίσω δεξιά; = even more polite, like Would you mind if I sat on the right?

So the original sentence is already a good, natural polite question.

Yes, you can.

Both are natural:

• Σας πειράζει αν καθίσω δεξιά;
• Σας πειράζει να καθίσω δεξιά;

The difference is small in everyday use.

Very roughly:

• αν καθίσω emphasizes if I sit
• να καθίσω emphasizes my sitting / for me to sit

In normal conversation, both can often be translated as Do you mind if I sit on the right?

Common answers would be:

• Όχι, καθόλου. = No, not at all.
• Όχι, βέβαια. = No, of course not.
• Παρακαλώ. = Please, go ahead.

If the answer is negative:

• Ναι, με πειράζει. = Yes, I do mind.
• Λίγο. = A little.

So, just like in English, yes means yes, it bothers me, and no means no, it doesn’t bother me.