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How to Say ‘Your boarding pass, please.’ in French

Votre carte d'embarquement, s'il vous plaît.

vot-ruh kart dee ahn-bar-kuh-MAHN seel eel voo pleh

[vot-ruh kart dee ahn-bar-kuh-MAHN seel eel voo pleh]

🇫🇷 In France: Gate staff often say just this, or even only Carte d'embarquement ?. Have it ready. A quick Bonjour as you hand it over is the polite norm.

Phrase Breakdown

Votre carte d'embarquement,

vot-ruh kart dee ahn-bar-kuh-MAHN

Your boarding pass,

Pronounce it 'voh-truh kart dahn-bar-kuh-mahn'. The 'd'' attaches directly to 'embarquement'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Votre carte d'embarquement est prête.

Your boarding pass is ready.

Words in this phrase

Votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

carte

[kart]

card

Refers to a bank card or credit/debit card.

Example

Ma carte fonctionne très bien.

My card works very well.

[dee]

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

embarquement

[ahn-bar-kuh-MAHN]

boarding

Getting on the plane; with 'carte' it makes 'boarding pass'.

Example

Où est la zone d'embarquement ?

Where is the boarding area?

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

This is the polite form of 'please': 'seel voo pleh'. The final 't' is silent.

Example

Un café, s'il vous plaît.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[seel]

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il vous plaît.

Example

S' il vous plaît est une formule polie.

S'il vous plaît is a polite expression.

[eel]

A subject pronoun meaning "it" or sometimes "he." In weather expressions like "Il fait beau," French uses "il" where English says "it."

Example

Il fait beau ce matin.

It is nice out this morning.

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

Verb form from 'plaire.' In the full expression it contributes to the meaning 'please.'

Example

Le mot plaît est très fréquent dans la formule polie.

The word 'plaît' is very common in the polite expression.

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