At the airport: Check in counter
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Key Phrases
Posso vedere i passaporti, per favore?
May I see your passports, please?
Mettete le valigie sulla bilancia, per favore.
Put the suitcases on the scale, please.
A che ora inizia l'imbarco?
What time does boarding start?
Skills You'll Learn
Checking in at the airport and speaking with staff.
Fare il check-in in aeroporto e parlare con il personale.
Showing passports and handling luggage during check-in.
Mostrare i passaporti e gestire i bagagli durante il check-in.
Asking about seat arrangements and boarding time.
Chiedere dei posti a sedere e dell'orario d'imbarco.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at the airport check-in desk for a flight to Rome, handing over your passports, checking your luggage, asking about your seats, and finding out when boarding begins.
Buongiorno, siamo al banco del check-in per Roma.
Good morning, we’re at the check-in desk for Rome.
Buongiorno, certo. Posso vedere i passaporti, per favore?
Good morning, of course. May I see your passports, please?
Sì, eccoli qui. Abbiamo due valigie.
Yes, here they are. We have two suitcases.
Perfetto, grazie. Mettete le valigie sulla bilancia, per favore.
Perfect, thank you. Please place the suitcases on the scale.
Va bene. I posti sono vicini?
Okay. Are the seats close together?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buongiorno.
bwohn-JOR-noh
Good morning.
Banco
BAHN-koh
Counter / desk
Del check-in
dehl chek een
Of check-in
💬 [di] + [il] becomes [del]. You'll see the same kind of merge with other little words too: [a] + [il] → [al], [in] + [il] → [nel].
See breakdown →Banco del check-in
BAHN-koh dehl chek een
Check-in desk
Per
pehr
To / for
💬 [Per] often means [to] with destinations, not just [for]. Same pattern: [Parto per Milano] = [I'm leaving for Milan].
See breakdown →Roma
ROH-mah
Rome
Per Roma
pehr ROH-mah
For Rome
💬 With places you're going to, Italian often uses [per] where English uses [to]. So [per Roma], [per Napoli], [per il centro].
See breakdown →Siamo
see-AH-moh
We are
Al banco del check-in
ahl BAHN-koh dehl chek een
At the check-in desk
💬 [a] + [il] becomes [al], so [al banco] is literally [at the counter]. The same merge happens in lots of common phrases: [al gate], [al bar].
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