SituationWeeks of 13 Sept to 25 Oct
At the airport
- Collections
- 3
- Free
- 1of 3
- Words
- 30
- Done
- 0
In order
Checking in a suitcase that's too heavy
At the check-in desk, the scale reads twenty-six kilos and the agent tells you that you need to pay before you go.
FreeGetting through security
You reach the checkpoint, an agent asks you to empty your pockets, and the line moves forward behind you.
LockedA gate that changed without warning
You are waiting at gate B12 when the screen suddenly shows a different gate, at the other end of the terminal.
Locked
All 10 words
Checking in a suitcase that's too heavy
- valisesuitcase/valiz/A case with a handle that you fill with your things when you travel.
- balancescale/balɑ̃s/A device used to measure how much something weighs.
- comptoircounter/kɔ̃twaʁ/A high table behind which an employee attends to customers.
- excédentexcess/ɛksedɑ̃/An amount that goes beyond what was planned or allowed.
- supplémentsurcharge/syplemɑ̃/Something added on top of what was already planned, often extra money.
- peserto weigh/pəze/To measure how much something weighs.
- enregistrerto check in/ɑ̃ʁʒistʁe/To formally record something in a register.
- payerto pay/pɛje/To give money in order to get something.
- viderto empty/vide/To take out everything that is inside something.
- lourdheavy/luʁ/That weighs a lot and is hard to carry.
Questions
- How do I say "suitcase" in French?
- Suitcase is "la valise", as in « Ma valise dépasse le poids autorisé, non ? »
- What do you say if your bag is too heavy?
- You can say « Mon sac est trop lourd, il y a trois kilos de trop. »
- How do I ask to pay an excess baggage fee in French?
- Ask « Je dois payer un excédent de bagage, alors ? » or « Est-ce que je peux payer le supplément ici ? »
- How do I ask where the check-in counter is?
- Say « Excusez-moi, je cherche le comptoir de cette compagnie. »