Key Phrases
我们来办登机手续。
wǒ men lái bàn dēng jī shǒu xù
We're here to check in.
请给我你们的护照。
qǐng gěi wǒ nǐ men de hù zhào
Please give me your passports.
我们想坐在一起。
wǒ men xiǎng zuò zài yì qǐ
We want to sit together.
Skills You'll Learn
Checking in for a flight at the airport
在机场办理登机手续
zài jī chǎng bàn lǐ dēng jī shǒu xù
Giving passports and talking about checked baggage
出示护照并说明是否有托运行李
chū shì hù zhào bìng shuō míng shì fǒu yǒu tuō yùn xíng lǐ
Requesting seats together and responding politely
请求安排一起的座位并礼貌回应
qǐng qiú ān pái yì qǐ de zuò wèi bìng lǐ mào huí yìng
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at an airport check-in counter in China, traveling with your child. You greet the staff, hand over your passports, check two suitcases, and ask if you can sit together on the flight.
你好，我们来办登机手续。
nǐ hǎo wǒ men lái bàn dēng jī shǒu xù
Hello, we’re here to check in for our flight.
您好，请给我你们的护照。
nín hǎo qǐng gěi wǒ nǐ men de hù zhào
Hello, please give me your passports.
好的，这是我和孩子的护照。
hǎo de zhè shì wǒ hé hái zi de hù zhào
Sure, here are my passport and my child’s passport.
谢谢，请问你们有托运行李吗？
xiè xiè qǐng wèn nǐ men yǒu tuō yùn xíng lǐ ma
Thank you. Do you have any checked baggage?
有，我们有两个箱子。
yǒu wǒ men yǒu liǎng gè xiāng zi
Yes, we have two suitcases.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
你好。
nǐ hǎo
Hello.
您好。
nín hǎo
Hello. (polite)
🇨🇳 [您好] is the polite version of [你好]. Staff may say it to passengers, and you can use it back to sound respectful.
See breakdown →办
bàn
To handle; to do
💬 [办] is a very common verb for handling formal tasks: [办手续] (do the procedures), [办签证] (get a visa). It's often more like "take care of" than a literal "do".
See breakdown →登机手续
dēng jī shǒu xù
Check-in procedures
💬 [手续] means procedures or formalities, and [登机手续] is the fixed phrase for airline check-in. You can reuse the pattern in [办登机手续] and [办入住手续] (check in at a hotel).
See breakdown →办登机手续
bàn dēng jī shǒu xù
Check in for a flight
💬 [办] often goes before a task or procedure: [办登机手续], [办签证], [办入住手续]. It's a useful pattern for "take care of" official or practical things.
See breakdown →我们
wǒ men
We; us
来
lái
Come; let's
💬 In [我们来办登机手续], [来] does not just mean physically "come." It often means "come and do this now" or "let's do this," as in [我们来看看] ([Let's take a look]).
See breakdown →我们来办登机手续。
wǒ men lái bàn dēng jī shǒu xù
We're here to check in.
💬 [来] in [我们来办登机手续] helps frame what you're here to do right now. The pattern [我们来 + verb] is handy for "we're here to..." or "let's...," like [我们来付款] (we're here to pay).
See breakdown →护照
hù zhào
Passport
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