At the airport: Common vocab and phrases
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Key Phrases
Où est le comptoir d'enregistrement ?
Where is the check-in desk?
À quelle heure est l'embarquement ?
What time is boarding?
Voici mon passeport.
Here is my passport.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask for important locations in the airport
Demander les lieux importants dans l'aéroport
Ask about flight and boarding times
Demander les horaires du vol et de l'embarquement
Show and identify essential travel documents
Présenter et identifier les documents de voyage essentiels
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
l'aéroport
luh ah-ay-ro-por
airport
l'avion
luh a-vyon
plane
le vol
luh vol
flight
le billet
luh bee-yay
ticket
le passeport
luh pass-por
passport
la carte d'embarquement
lah kart d om-bar-kuh-mon
boarding pass
💬 [D'] in [d'embarquement] is just [de] shortened before a vowel. You will see this a lot: [carte d'identité], [salle d'attente].
See breakdown →les bagages
lay ba-gaazh
luggage
la valise
lah va-leez
suitcase
le sac à dos
luh sak ah doh
backpack
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