At the airport: Check in counter
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Key Phrases
Quiero registrar mi maleta, por favor.
I'd like to check my bag, please.
¿Me da su pasaporte, por favor?
May I see your passport, please?
¿Cuántas maletas va a documentar?
How many bags will you be checking?
Skills You'll Learn
Greet airline staff politely at check-in.
Saludar con cortesía al personal de la aerolínea en el mostrador.
Request to check a suitcase and provide travel documents.
Pedir registrar una maleta y entregar documentos de viaje.
Answer basic airport check-in questions about luggage and boarding gate.
Responder preguntas básicas del check-in sobre equipaje y puerta de abordaje.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at the airport check-in counter in Mexico, speaking politely with an airline agent as you check your suitcase, show your passport and ticket, and receive your gate information.
Buenas tardes. Quiero registrar mi maleta, por favor.
Good afternoon. I’d like to check my bag, please.
Claro, con gusto. ¿Me da su pasaporte, por favor?
Of course, certainly. May I see your passport, please?
Sí, aquí tiene mi pasaporte y mi boleto.
Yes, here is my passport and my ticket.
Gracias. ¿Cuántas maletas va a documentar?
Thank you. How many bags will you be checking?
Solo una maleta grande.
Just one large suitcase.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buenas
BWEH-nahs
Good
🇲🇽 At a counter, people often say just [buenas] as a quick polite greeting instead of the full [buenas tardes].
See breakdown →Tardes
TAR-des
Afternoon / evening
Buenas tardes.
BWEH-nahs TAR-des
Good afternoon.
Quiero
KYEH-roh
I want / I would like
🇲🇽 At a service counter, [quiero] can sound a bit direct. In real life, many people soften it with [quisiera] or just add [por favor].
See breakdown →Registrar
reh-hee-STRAHR
To check in / to register
Mi maleta
mee mah-LEH-tah
My suitcase
Por favor
por fah-BOR
Please
Quiero registrar mi maleta, por favor.
KYEH-roh reh-hee-STRAHR mee mah-LEH-tah por fah-BOR
I'd like to check my bag, please.
🇲🇽 This is polite enough, but a slightly softer version is common at counters: [Quisiera registrar mi maleta, por favor].
See breakdown →Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
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