Airport and flights
Words for air travel: tickets, documents, luggage, check-in, security, boarding, delays, connections and arrival. Use this list to move through the airport with more confidence, ask about a flight or baggage problem, and understand basic signs and announcements while traveling.
Level 1
- partir — leave
- arriver — arrive
- avion — plane
- voyager — travel
- voler — fly
- aéroport — airport
- billet — ticket
- voyage — trip
- valise — suitcase
Level 2
- passeport — passport
- voyage — journey
- file d'attente — queue
- passager — passenger
- sécurité — security
- étranger — foreign
- annuler une réservation — cancel a booking
- itinéraire — itinerary
- assurance voyage — travel insurance
Level 3
- bagage — luggage
- porte d'embarquement — gate
- retard — delay
- correspondance — connection
- destination — destination
- enregistrement — check-in
- atterrir — land
- perturbation de voyage — travel disruption
Level 4
- exigence de visa — visa requirement
- vol — flight
- arrivée — arrival
- départ — departure
- douane — customs
- carte d'embarquement — boarding pass
- décoller — take off
- rater un vol — miss a flight