At the airport: Boarding at the gate
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Key Phrases
Esta é a porta para o voo para Lisboa?
Is this the gate for the flight to Lisbon?
Posso mostrar o meu cartão de embarque?
Can I show my boarding pass?
Posso levar esta mala comigo?
Can I take this bag with me?
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for the correct boarding gate
Perguntar qual é a porta de embarque correta
Showing travel documents at the gate
Mostrar documentos de viagem na porta de embarque
Asking permission to carry a bag on board
Pedir autorização para levar uma mala a bordo
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at the airport boarding gate, speaking with airline staff before your flight to Lisbon. You ask about the correct gate, show your boarding pass and passport, confirm your seat, and check if you can bring your suitcase with you.
Olá. Esta é a porta para o voo para Lisboa?
Hello. Is this the gate for the flight to Lisbon?
Olá! Sim, é esta porta. Vai embarcar agora.
Hello! Yes, this is the gate. You are now boarding.
Ótimo. Posso mostrar o meu cartão de embarque?
Great. Can I show you my boarding pass?
Claro. E também o seu passaporte, por favor.
Of course. And your passport as well, please.
Aqui tem. Está tudo bem?
Here you go. Is everything all right?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá.
oh-LAH
Hello.
Esta é a porta?
ESH-tuh eh uh POR-tuh
Is this the gate?
É para o voo para Lisboa?
eh PAH-ruh oo VOH-oh PAH-ruh leezh-BOH-uh
Is it for the flight to Lisbon?
Esta é a porta para o voo para Lisboa?
ESH-tuh eh uh POR-tuh PAH-ruh oo VOH-oh PAH-ruh leezh-BOH-uh
Is this the gate for the flight to Lisbon?
💬 [para o] often gets said quickly almost like [pró] in European Portuguese. You'll hear this a lot in travel speech: [para a] can sound like [prá] too.
See breakdown →Sim.
seeng
Yes.
É esta porta.
eh ESH-tuh POR-tuh
It is this gate.
Sim, é esta porta.
seeng eh ESH-tuh POR-tuh
Yes, it is this gate.
Vai embarcar.
vye em-bahr-KAR
You are going to board.
💬 [vai + verb] is a very common way to talk about what's about to happen: [vai embarcar], [vai sair], [vai abrir]. Here it means 'is going to board' or simply 'will board'.
See breakdown →Agora.
uh-GOH-ruh
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