Quick answer
¿Dónde está la puerta de embarque?
Where is the boarding gate? — the one sentence worth memorising.
The words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el vuelo | the flight |
| la puerta de embarque | the boarding gate |
| la tarjeta de embarque | the boarding pass |
| el equipaje de mano | hand luggage |
| la maleta | the suitcase |
| facturar | to check in (bags) |
| el retraso | the delay |
| la llegada | arrival |
| la salida | departure / exit |
| la aduana | customs |
| el pasaporte | the passport |
| la escala | the stopover |
| el asiento | the seat |
| la ventanilla | the window seat |
| el pasillo | the aisle |
The phrases you will actually say
¿Dónde puedo facturar?Where can I check in?
Mi vuelo sale a las seis.My flight leaves at six.
El vuelo lleva dos horas de retraso.The flight is two hours late.
¿Es directo o con escala?Is it direct or with a stopover?
Solo llevo equipaje de mano.I only have hand luggage.
Worth knowing
Salida means both “departure” and “exit”. On a motorway sign it is an exit; at an airport, your flight.
Practice
Practise your airport words
0/8 matched — tap a Spanish word, then its translation
Check yourself
Your suitcase goes in the hold. You need to: