How to Say ‘Are you checking a bag?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Va a documentar maleta?
vah ah doh-koo-men-TAR mah-LEH-tah
[vah ah doh-koo-men-TAR mah-LEH-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: In Mexico, checking a bag is documentar, not anything like "check." You'll also hear ¿Documenta equipaje? "Are you checking luggage?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Va a documentar
vah ah doh-koo-men-TAR
Are you going to check
In Mexico, 'documentar' means to check luggage at the airport. 'Va a' blends into 'vaa'. Stress do-ku-men-TAR.
¿Va a documentar equipaje?
Are you going to check luggage?
Words in this phrase
Va
[vah]
going to
Used to express a future action or state.
Ella va a correr una maratón.
She is going to run a marathon.
a
[ah]
to
Expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing.
Voy a la tienda.
I am going to the store.
documentar
[doh-koo-men-TAR]
to check (luggage)
In Mexico, used for checking a bag at the airline counter.
Quiero documentar dos maletas.
I want to check two suitcases.
maleta?
mah-LEH-tah
a suitcase?
'Maleta' means suitcase. Stress ma-LEH-ta, and raise your voice at the end for the question.
Mi maleta es azul.
My suitcase is blue.
Words in this phrase
maleta
[mah-LEH-tah]
suitcase
A bag for carrying clothes when traveling.
La maleta es muy pesada.
The suitcase is very heavy.
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