
At the airport: Check in counter
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Key Phrases
Guten Morgen. Ich möchte einchecken.
Good morning. I would like to check in.
Wohin fliegen Sie heute? Ich fliege nach Berlin.
Where are you flying to today? I am flying to Berlin.
Darf ich bitte Ihren Reisepass und Ihr Ticket sehen?
May I please see your passport and your ticket?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting airport staff and starting a check-in conversation.
Das Flughafenpersonal begrüßen und ein Check-in-Gespräch beginnen.
Talking about your destination and travel plans.
Über Ihr Reiseziel und Ihre Reisepläne sprechen.
Showing travel documents and answering basic baggage questions.
Reisedokumente vorzeigen und einfache Fragen zum Gepäck beantworten.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at an airport check-in counter in Germany, speaking politely with the staff about your flight, passport, ticket, and luggage before your trip to Berlin.
Guten Morgen. Ich möchte einchecken.
Good morning. I would like to check in.
Guten Morgen. Gerne. Wohin fliegen Sie heute?
Good morning. Certainly. Where are you flying to today?
Ich fliege nach Berlin.
I am flying to Berlin.
Darf ich bitte Ihren Reisepass und Ihr Ticket sehen?
May I please see your passport and ticket?
Ja, hier bitte.
Yes, here you go.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Morgen
MOR-gen
Morning
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning.
🇩🇪 [Guten Morgen] is the normal polite greeting in service situations in Germany, including airport counters. You can use it even if you speak no further German.
See breakdown →Ich möchte
ikh MERKH-teh
I would like
Einchecken
INE-chek-en
To check in
💬 [einchecken] is a separable verb, so it splits in a full sentence: [Ich checke ein] or with a modal-like verb [Ich möchte einchecken]. The [ein] stays attached in the infinitive form here.
See breakdown →Ich möchte einchecken.
ikh MERKH-teh INE-chek-en
I would like to check in.
💬 [möchte] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than a plain [ich will]. You can reuse the pattern with another verb: [Ich möchte bezahlen.]
See breakdown →Gerne.
GER-neh
Certainly.
🇩🇪 At a counter, [gerne] often means "certainly" or "gladly," not just "with pleasure" in a warm personal sense. Staff use it a lot to keep things polite and efficient.
See breakdown →Wohin
voh-HIN
Where to
💬 [wohin] asks about destination, not location. Compare [Wo sind Sie?] for "where are you?" and [Wohin fliegen Sie?] for "where are you flying to?"
See breakdown →Fliegen Sie
FLEE-gen zee
Are you flying
💬 [Sie] takes the same verb form as [sie] (they): [fliegen], not [fliegst]. You'll see the same pattern in [Kommen Sie?], [Haben Sie?], [Sprechen Sie Englisch?]
🇩🇪 At an airport counter, staff will normally use [Sie], and you should too. Using [du] here would sound too familiar.
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