How do you say my suitcase is over the weight limit in French?

You can say "Ma valise dépasse le poids autorisé, non ?" to check if your suitcase is over the limit.

What does supplément mean here?

Un supplément is an extra charge added to what was already planned, such as for excess baggage.

You can say "Vous pouvez remettre ma valise sur la balance ?" to ask them to put your suitcase back on the scale.

At the check-in desk, the scale reads twenty-six kilos and the agent tells you that you need to pay before you go.

Ma valise dépasse le poids autorisé, non ?

My suitcase is over the weight limit, isn't it?

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valise/valiz/
suitcasenoun
A case with a handle that you fill with your things when you travel.
balance/balɑ̃s/
scalenoun
A device used to measure how much something weighs.
comptoir/kɔ̃twaʁ/
counternoun
A high table behind which an employee attends to customers.
excédent/ɛksedɑ̃/
excessnoun
An amount that goes beyond what was planned or allowed.
supplément/syplemɑ̃/
surchargenoun
Something added on top of what was already planned, often extra money.
peser/pəze/
to weighverb
To measure how much something weighs.
enregistrer/ɑ̃ʁʒistʁe/
to check inverb
To formally record something in a register.
payer/pɛje/
to payverb
To give money in order to get something.
vider/vide/
to emptyverb
To take out everything that is inside something.
lourd/luʁ/
heavyadjective
That weighs a lot and is hard to carry.

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Ma valise dépasse le poids autorisé, non ?
My suitcase is over the weight limit, isn't it?
Vous pouvez remettre ma valise sur la balance ?
Could you put my suitcase back on the scale?
Excusez-moi, je cherche le comptoir de cette compagnie.
Excuse me, I'm looking for this airline's counter.
Je dois payer un excédent de bagage, alors ?
So I have to pay for excess baggage, then?
Est-ce que je peux payer le supplément ici ?
Can I pay the surcharge here?
Vous voulez peser mon sac à main aussi ?
Do you want to weigh my handbag too?
Je voudrais enregistrer une valise pour ce vol.
I'd like to check in a suitcase for this flight.
Je peux payer en espèces au comptoir ?
Can I pay in cash at the counter?
Je vais vider un peu ma valise ici.
I'm going to empty my suitcase a bit here.
Mon sac est trop lourd, il y a trois kilos de trop.
My bag is too heavy, it's three kilos over.

balance/balɑ̃s/
The "an" is nasal: the n itself is not pronounced.
comptoir/kɔ̃twaʁ/
The p is silent and "om" is nasal: /kɔ̃twaʁ/.
excédent/ɛksedɑ̃/
The x is pronounced /ks/, the é is a closed sound, and the final t is silent.
supplément/syplemɑ̃/
The u is a true French u, not an "oo" sound; the final t is silent.
peser/pəze/
The first e is barely pronounced; the ending -er is said /e/.
enregistrer/ɑ̃ʁʒistʁe/
The "en" at the start is nasal; the r in the ending -er is not heard.
payer/pɛje/
It's said "pè-yé": an open vowel, then /e/ at the end.
lourd/luʁ/
The final d is silent: /luʁ/.

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How do you say my suitcase is over the weight limit in French?: You can say "Ma valise dépasse le poids autorisé, non ?" to check if your suitcase is over the limit.
What does supplément mean here?: Un supplément is an extra charge added to what was already planned, such as for excess baggage.
How do you ask staff to weigh your bag again?: You can say "Vous pouvez remettre ma valise sur la balance ?" to ask them to put your suitcase back on the scale.

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