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How to Say ‘boarding pass’ in French

la carte d'embarquement

lah kart d om-bar-kuh-mon

[lah kart d om-bar-kuh-mon]

💬 Usage Tip: [D'] in [d'embarquement] is just [de] shortened before a vowel. You will see this a lot: [carte d'identité], [salle d'attente].

Phrase Breakdown

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article.

Example

La carte d'embarquement est sur mon téléphone.

The boarding pass is on my phone.

carte

[kart]

card

Here it means a pass or card used for boarding.

Example

La carte d'embarquement indique la porte.

The boarding pass shows the gate.

d'

[d]

of

Contracted form of de before a vowel.

Example

La carte d'embarquement est prête.

The boarding pass is ready.

embarquement

[om-bar-kuh-mon]

boarding

The act of getting onto the plane.

Example

L'embarquement commence maintenant.

Boarding starts now.

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