At the airport: Common vocab and phrases
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Key Phrases
Dov'è il gate?
Where is the gate?
Ecco il mio passaporto.
Here is my passport.
Il mio bagaglio è smarrito.
My luggage is lost.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask for important locations in the airport
Chiedere informazioni sui luoghi importanti in aeroporto
Show travel documents during check-in and boarding
Mostrare i documenti di viaggio durante il check-in e l'imbarco
Report baggage problems and ask for help
Segnalare problemi con il bagaglio e chiedere aiuto
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
aeroporto
eye-ay-roh-POR-toh
airport
biglietto
bee-LYET-toh
ticket
passaporto
pass-ah-POR-toh
passport
carta d'imbarco
KAR-tah d eem-BAR-koh
boarding pass
💬 [di] + [imbarco] becomes [d'imbarco] before a vowel. You'll see the same squeeze in phrases like [l'aeroporto] and [un'amica].
See breakdown →bagaglio
bah-GAHL-yoh
luggage
valigia
vah-LEE-jah
suitcase
zaino
DZAI-noh
backpack
check-in
chek een
check-in
🇮🇹 At many Italian airports, staff and signs often use the English-looking [check-in] rather than a more fully Italian wording. Expect to hear and see it exactly like this.
See breakdown →gate
gayt
gate
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