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Scene illustrating a Traditional Chinese-language at the airport conversation

Key Phrases

我要辦理報到。

wǒ yào bàn lǐ bào dào

I'd like to check in.

請給我您的護照。

qǐng gěi wǒ nín de hù zhào

Please give me your passport.

我可以坐靠窗的位置嗎?

wǒ kě yǐ zuò kào chuāng de wèi zhì ma

May I have a window seat?

Skills You'll Learn

How to check in at an airport counter.

學會在機場櫃檯辦理報到。

xué huì zài jī chǎng guì tái bàn lǐ bào dào

How to talk about passport and checked luggage.

學會說護照和托運行李相關用語。

xué huì shuō hù zhào hé tuō yùn xíng lǐ xiāng guān yòng yǔ

How to politely ask for a window seat.

學會有禮貌地詢問靠窗座位。

xué huì yǒu lǐ mào dì xún wèn kào chuāng zuò wèi

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are at the airport check-in counter, speaking with an airline staff member about your passport, checked luggage, and seat preference before your flight.

你好,我要辦理報到。

nǐ hǎo wǒ yào bàn lǐ bào dào

Hello, I’d like to check in.

您好,請給我您的護照。

nín hǎo qǐng gěi wǒ nín de hù zhào

Hello, please give me your passport.

好的,這是我的護照。

hǎo de zhè shì wǒ de hù zhào

Sure, here is my passport.

謝謝您,請問您有托運行李嗎?

xiè xiè nín qǐng wèn nín yǒu tuō yùn xíng lǐ ma

Thank you. Do you have any checked luggage?

有,我有一個大行李箱。

yǒu wǒ yǒu yī gè dà xíng lǐ xiāng

Yes, I have one large suitcase.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

你好

nǐ hǎo

Hello

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🙏👋

您好

nín hǎo

Hello (polite)

🇹🇼 [您好] is the polite version you'd use with airline staff, hotel staff, or older strangers in Taiwan. It sounds respectful and natural in service situations.

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🙋➡️

我要

wǒ yào

I want to.

💬 [要] often means both "want" and "be going to," so [我要…] can mean "I want to…" in requests like [我要辦理報到]. You can reuse it with other actions: [我要改票] "I want to change my ticket."

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⚙️

辦理

bàn lǐ

To handle; to process

💬 [辦理] is often used for formal procedures and services, not just any everyday "do." You'll hear it in places like [辦理登機] or [辦理入住].

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🛂

報到

bào dào

Check in; register

💬 In Taiwan, [報到] is the normal word for checking in or registering your arrival. You'll also see it outside airports, like at a hotel or event.

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🙋‍♂️🛂

我要辦理報到

wǒ yào bàn lǐ bào dào

I'd like to check in

💬 [我要 + action] is a common way to say what you want to do at a counter. Swap in another action: [我要托運行李] or [我要改位子].

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🛂📘

護照

hù zhào

Passport

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🙏

qǐng

Please

💬 [請] often goes before a request to make it polite: [請坐], [請稍等]. By itself it can also mean "please go ahead" depending on the situation.

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➡️🙋

給我

gěi wǒ

Give me

💬 [給我] literally means "give me," but in longer sentences it often just marks who receives something. Compare [給我您的護照] "give me your passport" with [給他護照] "give him the passport."

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