At the Airport
Welcome to Unit 10! When traveling in Italy, knowing basic airport terminology makes your journey much smoother. Let's learn how to talk about passports, luggage, and boarding passes.
Key Vocabulary
- Il passaporto - The passport
- La valigia - The suitcase
- La carta d'imbarco - The boarding pass
Useful Patterns
To ask where something is, use Dov'è...? (Where is...?):
- Dov'è il gate? - Where is the gate?
To check in luggage, use Ecco... (Here is...):
- Ecco la mia valigia. - Here is my suitcase.
Common Mistakes
Remember that nouns have genders in Italian. We say il passaporto (masculine) and la valigia (feminine). Always match the article correctly!
Words
il passaporto
the passport
Ecco il mio passaporto.Here is my passport.
la valigia
the suitcase
Questa è la mia valigia.This is my suitcase.
la carta d'imbarco
the boarding pass
Dov'è la mia carta d'imbarco?Where is my boarding pass?
il volo
the flight
Il volo è in orario.The flight is on time.
il banco
the desk
Vado al banco del check-in.I am going to the check-in desk.
il gate
the gate
Il gate è chiuso.The gate is closed.
pesare
to weigh
Devo pesare la valigia.I need to weigh the suitcase.
partire
to leave
Voglio partire per Roma.I want to leave for Rome.
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Patterns
Dov'è ___?
Asking where a specific airport location or item is located.
Dov'è il gate?Where is the gate?
Ecco ___.
Handing over documents or items like a passport or suitcase.
Ecco il passaporto.Here is the passport.