At the airport: Common vocab and phrases
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Key Phrases
¿Dónde está la puerta 12?
Where is gate 12?
¿A qué hora es el embarque?
What time is boarding?
Mi equipaje está perdido.
My luggage is lost.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask for directions inside the airport
Pedir indicaciones dentro del aeropuerto
Ask about boarding times and flight status
Preguntar por la hora de embarque y el estado del vuelo
Report a problem with luggage
Informar de un problema con el equipaje
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
aeropuerto
ah-eh-roh-PWER-toh
airport
vuelo
BWEH-loh
flight
billete
bee-YEH-teh
ticket
🇪🇸 In Spain, [billete] is fine for plane tickets, but you'll also hear [tarjeta de embarque] for the boarding pass specifically. If you need help at the airport, staff may use both.
See breakdown →tarjeta de embarque
tar-HEH-tah deh em-BAR-keh
boarding pass
pasaporte
pah-sah-POR-teh
passport
documento de identidad
doh-koo-MEN-toh deh ee-den-tee-DAD
ID card
equipaje
eh-kee-PAH-heh
luggage
maleta
mah-LEH-tah
suitcase
equipaje de mano
eh-kee-PAH-heh deh MAH-noh
carry-on bag
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