Unit 12 · TravelA2Lesson 1 of 5: At the airport
At the airport in European Portuguese
This lesson opens Unit 12, Travel (Viagens), an A2 unit in which you fly, book a hotel room, hire a car and talk about your holidays. It teaches 8 words and phrases, including o voo (flight), o avião (plane) and o passaporte (passport), and uses them in 10 example sentences. By the end you can say things like Onde está o meu passaporte? (“Where is my passport?”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “Férias: always plural” and “Booking a room”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
o voo | flightPlural: os voos. |
o avião | planePlural: os aviões. |
o passaporte | passport |
a mala | suitcaseAlso a handbag. Fazer a mala = to pack. |
o cartão de embarque | boarding pass |
despachar | to check in (luggage)For luggage: despachar a mala = to check in your suitcase. |
a partidaalso as partidas | departure |
a chegadaalso as chegadas | arrival |
Example sentences
- A que horas parte o voo?What time does the flight leave?
- Onde está o meu passaporte?Where is my passport?Use estar for things that move around, like a passport. For places that stay put, use ficar: Onde fica o hotel?
- O cartão de embarque está no meu telemóvel.The boarding pass is on my phone.
- Eu queria despachar esta mala.I'd like to check in this suitcase.Despachar a mala = to check in your suitcase.
- Tu despachaste a mala?Did you check in the suitcase?
- O avião chegou a Lisboa às duas.The plane arrived in Lisbon at two.
- A que horas chega o voo de Londres?What time does the flight from London arrive?Londres = London.
- Encontramo-nos nas chegadas.Let's meet at arrivals.At the airport, as chegadas = arrivals and as partidas = departures.
- As partidas são no primeiro andar.Departures are on the first floor.
- Tu gostas de andar de avião?Do you like flying?Andar de avião = to fly, as a passenger.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 12: Travel: