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How to Say โ€˜boarding passโ€™ in Italian

carta d'imbarco

KAR-tah d eem-BAR-koh

[KAR-tah d eem-BAR-koh]

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Tip: [di] + [imbarco] becomes [d'imbarco] before a vowel. You'll see the same squeeze in phrases like [l'aeroporto] and [un'amica].

Phrase Breakdown

carta

[KAR-tah]

card

Here it means the document card used for boarding, as part of 'boarding pass'.

Example

La carta d'imbarco รจ pronta.

The boarding pass is ready.

d'

[d]

of

A shortened form of 'di', meaning 'of', used before a vowel.

Example

La carta d'imbarco รจ sul banco.

The boarding pass is on the counter.

imbarco

[eem-BAR-koh]

boarding

Refers to getting onto the plane; part of the phrase 'boarding pass'.

Example

Controllano l'imbarco al gate.

They check boarding at the gate.

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