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Portuguese for the Airport: Essential Travel Phrases

5 min readBy Adriely Góis

Olá! Vamos conversar. An airport is a small country with its own language. Brazilian airports are warm but fast, and a few phrases keep you moving with the flow.

Check-in and security

Check-in stays the English word. Posso ver seu passaporte. Quantas malas vai despachar. Qual o assento de preferência. These are the questions you will hear.

Useful replies: Só uma mala. Janela, por favor. Corredor, por favor.

Baggage and arrival

Esteira is the baggage carousel. Liberação alfandegária is customs clearance. Saída marks the exit. Táxi and Uber are clearly signed in major airports.

Vocabulário · Take this with you

Quantas malas vai despachar?How many bags will you check?
Só uma, por favor.Just one, please.
Janela ou corredor?Window or aisle?

Let's practice together

FuncionáriaQuantas malas vai despachar?How many bags will you check?

VocêSó uma, por favor.Just one, please.

FuncionáriaJanela ou corredor?Window or aisle?

Adriely, sua professora brasileira. Te vejo na próxima aula.

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