At the airport: Boarding at the gate
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Key Phrases
¿Esta es la puerta para el vuelo a Madrid?
Is this the gate for the flight to Madrid?
¿Ya podemos embarcar?
Can we board already?
Creo que ya llaman a nuestro grupo.
I think they are already calling our group.
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for and confirming the correct boarding gate
Preguntar y confirmar la puerta de embarque correcta
Talking about boarding time and whether boarding has started
Hablar sobre el momento de embarcar y si ya ha empezado
Checking travel documents and moving with your group at the airport
Comprobar los documentos de viaje y moverse con tu grupo en el aeropuerto
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at the airport, waiting at the gate for your flight to Madrid and speaking with a staff member about boarding.
Hola, ¿esta es la puerta para el vuelo a Madrid?
Hello, is this the gate for the flight to Madrid?
Sí, aquí es. Estamos en la puerta B12.
Yes, this is it. We are at gate B12.
Gracias. ¿Ya podemos embarcar?
Thank you. Can we board already?
Todavía no. Empieza en diez minutos.
Not yet. It starts in ten minutes.
Vale. Viajo con mi familia.
Okay. I'm traveling with my family.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola.
OH-lah
Hello.
¿Esta es la puerta?
ES-tah ess lah PWER-tah
Is this the gate?
💬 In Spain, [puerta] is the normal word for an airport gate. It literally means "door," so you'll also hear things like [puerta B12].
See breakdown →Para el vuelo a Madrid
PAH-rah ell BWEH-loh ah mah-DREED
For the flight to Madrid
¿Esta es la puerta para el vuelo a Madrid?
ES-tah ess lah PWER-tah PAH-rah ell BWEH-loh ah mah-DREED
Is this the gate for the flight to Madrid?
💬 At an airport, [puerta] means "gate," not just "door." You can reuse the pattern [la puerta para el vuelo a...] with another destination: [la puerta para el vuelo a Bilbao].
See breakdown →Aquí es.
ah-KEE ess
This is it.
💬 [Aquí es] literally means "it's here," but in context it often means "this is the place" or "this is it." Spanish often uses [aquí] where English would point with "this."
See breakdown →Estamos en la puerta
ess-TAH-mohs en lah PWER-tah
We are at the gate
B12
beh DOH-seh
B12
Estamos en la puerta B12.
ess-TAH-mohs en lah PWER-tah beh DOH-seh
We are at gate B12.
Gracias.
GRAH-thyahs
Thank you.
🇪🇸 At a gate, [gracias] is the normal polite response to quick help or information from staff. It's friendly and neutral, not overly formal.
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