How to Say ‘We are at the check-in desk.’ in Italian
Siamo al banco del check-in.
see-AH-moh ahl BAHN-koh dehl chek een
[see-AH-moh ahl BAHN-koh dehl chek een]
💬 Usage Tip: [a] + [il] becomes [al], so [siamo al banco] means [we are at the counter]. You can reuse that pattern with places: [sono all'aeroporto], [siamo al gate].
Phrase Breakdown
Siamo
[see-AH-moh]
we are
Used to state location or situation for a group including the speaker.
Siamo al banco del check-in. Adesso tocca a noi.
We are at the check-in counter. Now it’s our turn.
Al banco del check-in
ahl BAHN-koh dehl chek een
at the check-in counter
A location phrase meaning at the airport check-in desk.
Siamo al banco del check-in adesso.
We are at the check-in counter now.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
at the / to the
Contraction of a + il, commonly used before masculine singular nouns.
Siamo al gate, non al banco.
We are at the gate, not at the counter.
banco
[BAHN-koh]
counter / desk
A service desk in places like airports and stations.
Il banco apre presto la mattina.
The counter opens early in the morning.
del
[dehl]
of the
Contraction used to connect two nouns, here banco and check-in.
L’orario del volo è cambiato.
The flight time has changed.
check
[chek]
check
First part of the fixed airport term check-in.
Al banco vedo il cartello check-in.
At the counter I see the check-in sign.
in
[een]
in
Second part of the fixed expression check-in.
Siamo al banco del check-in. L’addetto ci aspetta.
We are at the check-in counter. The staff member is waiting for us.
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