Airplane in Spanish

Whether you’re on vacation or traveling for business, you’ll learn some useful Spanish airplane vocabulary in this free Rocket Spanish lesson.

 

Listen to the native Spanish pronunciation and practice asking “where is?” and “when is?” in Spanish. We’ll show you how to get someone’s attention politely, ask for food and drink in Spanish, and more.

 

Knowing how to use these essential Spanish airplane phrases will give you more confidence next time you’re on the plane!

Spanish Airplane Vocabulary

In this lesson you’re going to be on the plane with Carlos and Carmona. They’ve been planning a trip to Ecuador for ages. On their itinerary are the Galapagos Islands, the Amazonian rain forest, and the historic center of Quito, the capital city.

As they’re on the plane to Quito from Houston, they chat with the airline stewardess in Spanish. Listen to the conversation multiple times as you read along.

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Carlos:
Permiso, señorita. ¿Dónde están los servicios higiénicos?
 
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La Azafata:
Están al fondo de la cabina.
Here is the English translation of what they said. Listen to the Spanish as you follow along.

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Carlos:
Excuse me, miss. Where are the restrooms?
 
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Stewardess:
They’re at the back of the cabin.
  • Excuse me, miss. Where are the restrooms?
Now, here are the important words and phrases from the conversation that you should learn. Listen to each word and its English translation. Repeat the words yourself so that you become comfortable forming the sounds.

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permiso
excuse me
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señorita
miss or Ms. (used for an unmarried woman)
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¿dónde están?
where are?
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los servicios higiénicos (also abbreviated as SS.HH.)
the restrooms
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están
they are
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al fondo de
at the back of
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la cabina
the cabin
Now, back to the story.

Carlos makes his way to the restrooms. Meanwhile, Carmona is feeling hungry. The rest of the passengers in the airplane are asleep. She whispers to the next cabin attendant who passes by…

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Carmona :
Perdón, señor. ¿Cuándo es el desayuno?
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Asistente de cabina :
En cinco horas. ¿Tiene usted hambre?
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Carmona :
Sí, tengo mucha hambre.
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Asistente de cabina :
Puedo darle un paquete de papas fritas.
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Carmona :
Gracias.
  • I can give you a packet of potato chips.
Could you guess what any of the above words meant? Here is their conversation in English.

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Carmona :
Excuse me, sir. When is breakfast?
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Cabin Assistant :
In five hours. Are you hungry?
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Carmona :
Yes, I’m very hungry.
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Cabin Assistant :
I can give you a packet of potato chips.
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Carmona :
Thank you.

Notice that there are two words for “excuse me” in Spanish. One is permiso, and the other is perdón. (You also will hear the word, discuple.)

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perdón
excuse me
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señor
sir or Mr.
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¿cuándo es?
when is?
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el desayuno
breakfast
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¿Tiene usted hambre?
Are you hungry?
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Tengo hambre.
I am hungry.
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puedo darle…
I can give you…
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un paquete de
a packet or package of
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papas fritas
potato chips, also French fries

Carlos returns to the seat just as an airline stewardess bring a packet of potato chips for Carmona. Carlos looks hurt. He tells Carmona, “You didn’t get any for me!”  “No,” says Carmona. “I didn’t know you wanted any.” Carlos turns to the stewardess and asks…

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Carlos :
Lo siento. ¿Me puede traer algo para tomar? Tengo sed.
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La Azafata :
Sí, señor. ¿Qué le gustaría?
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Carlos :
Una cerveza, por favor.
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La Azafata :
Claro. Un minuto.
  • A beer, please.
Here is their conversation in English.

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Carlos :
I’m sorry. Can you bring me something to drink? I’m thirsty.
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Stewardess :
Yes, sir. What would you like?
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Carlos :
A beer, please.
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Stewardess :
Of course. One minute.

Review the following words and phrases. Note that the word for “please” is “por favor.”

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¿me puede (usted) traer?
can you bring me?
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algo para tomar
something to drink
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Tengo sed.
I’m thirsty.
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¿qué le gustaría?
what would you like?
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una cerveza
a beer
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por favor
please
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claro
of course
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un minuto
one minute
Now that Carlos and Carmona are contentedly sipping and munching away, awaiting their arrival in the lovely city of Quito, we’ll leave them. The next time you see them they’ll be arriving in Quito and have to navigate their way to their hotel.

¡Hasta entonces!

Mauricio
Mauricio Evlampieff
Rocket Spanish

P.S Here are a few exercises to practice what you have learned!

Exercise 1 - Match the Spanish word with its English translation. You may want to print this lesson out and write the answers in the blanks.

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1. cabina
(      )
a. breakfast
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2. papas fritas
(      )
b. restrooms
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3. servicios higiénicos (SS.HH.)
(      )
c. minute
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4. desayuno
(      )
d. potato chips
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5. cerveza
(      )
e. packet
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6. minuto
(      )
f. cabin
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7. paquete
(      )
g. beer

Exercise 2 - Now, match the question with its English translation.

1. ¿Me puede traer…?
(      )
a. Where are?
2. ¿Cuándo es?
(      )
b. What would you like?
3. ¿Dónde están?
(      )
c. Are you hungry?
4. ¿Qué le gustaría?
(      )
d. Can you bring…?
5. ¿Tiene hambre?
(      )
e. When is?

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