Inglês no Aeroporto: Sobreviva ao Check-in e Embarque

Inglês no Aeroporto

Aeroporto é onde a maioria dos viajantes brasileiros usa inglês pela primeira vez. Vamos por etapas.

Check-in

Atendente:

• Can I see your passport, please?
• Window or aisle seat?
• How many bags are you checking?
• Did you pack your bags yourself?

Você:

• Hi, I'm checking in for flight LA8181 to Miami.
• Window seat, please.
• One checked bag and one carry-on.
• Yes, I packed everything myself.
• Could I have a seat near the front?

Vocabulário de bagagem

• carry-on / hand luggage — bagagem de mão
• checked bag — bagagem despachada
• overweight — acima do peso
• fragile — frágil

Segurança (Security)

• Please remove your laptop and any liquids.
• Take off your belt and shoes.
• Empty your pockets, please.
• Step through, please.

Imigração (Immigration)

• What's the purpose of your visit? → Tourism / Business / Visiting family.
• How long are you staying? → Two weeks.
• Where will you be staying? → At a hotel in Miami Beach.
• Do you have a return ticket? → Yes, here it is.

No portão (Gate)

• We're now boarding zone 3.
• This is the final boarding call for…
• The flight has been delayed by 30 minutes.
• Gate change: please proceed to gate 22.

Você:

• Excuse me, where's gate B22?
• Is this the line for boarding?
• Has zone 4 been called yet?

Bagagem perdida

• My luggage didn't arrive.
• My bag is missing — flight number LA8181.
• Here's my baggage claim ticket.

Conexões

• I have a connecting flight to Toronto.
• Where do I go for connecting flights?
• Will my luggage be checked through?

Frases salva-vidas

• Could you repeat that, please?
• Could you speak more slowly, please?
• I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you write it down?

Com essas frases você passa por qualquer aeroporto do mundo sem stress.