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How to Say ‘The boarding pass’ in Italian

La carta d'imbarco

lah KAR-tah d eem-BAR-koh

[lah KAR-tah d eem-BAR-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: di drops its vowel before imbarco, giving d'imbarco. Same pattern: sala d'attesa "waiting room".

Phrase Breakdown

La

[lah]

The

Definite article used to specify something.

Example

La prossima settimana andremo in vacanza.

Next week we are going on vacation.

carta

[KAR-tah]

card

Usually means a bank card or credit/debit card in payment situations.

Example

Per pagare il taxi, uso la parola "carta" in "La carta".

To pay for the taxi, I use the word "card" in "La carta."

d'

[d]

of

Used to indicate relationship or origin.

Example

Grazie per d'aiuto.

Thanks for the help.

imbarco

[eem-BAR-koh]

boarding

Masculine noun for getting on a plane.

Example

L'imbarco inizia ora.

Boarding starts now.

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