Checking In at the Airport

Key vocabulary

• pasaportem.

  passport

  “Aquí tiene mi pasaporte.”— Here is my passport.

  Pattern mi pasaporte (my passport)

  Compare documento (ID document)

  Noun; plural: pasaportes.

  💡 From French passeport, made of passer (to pass) + port (port); imagine the document that lets you pass through customs.

• maletaf.

  suitcase

  “Una maleta, por favor.”— One suitcase, please.

  Pattern hacer la maleta (to pack)

  Compare equipaje (luggage)

  Noun; plural: maletas.

  💡 From French malle (trunk) plus the diminutive -eta, meaning a small trunk.

• ventanillaf.

  window (window seat on a plane)

  “Quiero una ventanilla.”— I want a window seat.

  Pattern asiento de ventanilla (window seat)

  Compare ventana (window)

  Noun; plural: ventanillas.

  💡 From ventana (window) plus the diminutive -illa, meaning a small window; on a plane it refers to the porthole.

• pasillom.

  aisle

  “Prefiero el pasillo.”— I prefer the aisle.

  Pattern asiento de pasillo (aisle seat)

  Compare corredor (corridor)

  Noun; plural: pasillos.

  💡 From paso (step) plus the diminutive -illo, meaning a walkway; think of the aisle on a plane.

• equipajem.

  luggage

  “¿Lleva equipaje?”— Do you have any luggage?

  Pattern equipaje de mano (hand luggage)

  Compare maleta (suitcase)

  Noun; uncountable, no plural form.

  💡 From French équipage, originally meaning a ship's equipment, later extended to luggage.