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A gate that changed without warning in French

You are waiting at gate B12 when the screen suddenly shows a different gate, at the other end of the terminal.

The phrase

Pardon, la porte de mon vol vient de changer.
Excuse me, the gate for my flight has just changed.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words3 of 10

  1. 1
    porte/pɔʁt/

    gatenoun

    The place where you board the plane.

  2. 2
    embarquement/ɑ̃baʁkəmɑ̃/

    boardingnoun

    The moment when passengers get on board.

  3. 3
    vol/vɔl/

    flightnoun

    A trip made by plane.

  4. 4

    changerto change

  5. 5

    panneausign

  6. 6

    terminalterminal

  7. 7

    retarddelay

  8. 8

    renseignementinformation

  9. 9

    chercherto look for

  10. 10

    couloirhallway

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The other 7

The sentences3 of 10

  1. Pardon, la porte de mon vol vient de changer.

    Excuse me, the gate for my flight has just changed.

  2. L'embarquement commence dans combien de temps, s'il vous plaît ?

    How long until boarding starts, please?

  3. Est-ce que notre vol part toujours à l'heure ?

    Is our flight still leaving on time?

Pronunciation

  • embarquement/ɑ̃baʁkəmɑ̃/

    The "em" at the start is said as in "temps", without sounding the m.

Good to know

panneau d'affichage
Gates are shown on the screens in the terminal and can change before the flight. Check the screen regularly rather than relying on the gate given at check-in.
annonces
Announcements are made in French, often followed by an English version. Gate changes are often repeated there.
point information
Staff at the information desks or the airline's counters answer questions about flights. Starting your request with "Pardon" or "Bonjour" is the usual way.

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Questions

How do you say "my gate has changed" in French?
You say "Pardon, la porte de mon vol vient de changer." The word porte means the gate where you board the plane.
How do you ask if a flight is on time in French?
You can ask "Est-ce que notre vol part toujours à l'heure ?" If the flight is late, you say it has du retard, meaning later than planned.

The same situation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German.

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