Not sure how much luggage you can take? Wondering how long you’ll stop over? Need to ask what time you should be at the gate? We’ve got it covered. Stick with us and you’ll be sure to get on the plane safely and on time—in Japanese!
Let's get started on the airport in Japanese!
Resources for further reading:
- Perfect your Japanese pronunciation
- What you need to know to learn Japanese
Here are some important words you will need to use at the airport:
Now, here are the important questions that you will need when checking in at the counter. Listen to each word and its English translation and repeat the words aloud.
とうじょうぐち に は いつ ごろ いく べき でしょう か?
Tōjōguchi ni wa itsu goro iku beki deshō ka?
When do (I) have to be at the gate?
Hikō jikan wa nan jikan desu ka?
Suttopu ōbā wa nan jikan desu ka?
How long is the stop over?
Atatakai ki'naishoku wa demasu ka?
Will (you) serve a hot meal?
Hikōki wa konde imasu ka?
Biza no yūkō kigen wa itsu desu ka?
How long is the visa valid for?
にもつ の こすう の せいげん は なん です か?
Nimotsu no kosū no seigen wa nan desu ka?
How many pieces of luggage can (I) take?
Some people prefer window seats, some want to sit close to the aisle. I always ask for a window seat, that way I can get a first impression of the city we are going to land in, from above. Whichever one you prefer, here are the Japanese words for it:
Mado gawa no seki o onegaishimasu.
(I) like to have a window seat.
Tsūro gawa no seki o onegaishimasu.
(I) would like to have an aisle seat.
Here are some possible answers you might get:
ごしゅっぱつ じこく の じゅうご ふん まえ まで に とうじょうぐち に いって ください。
Goshuppatsu jikoku no jūgo-fun mae made ni tōjōguchi ni itte kudasai.
Please be at the gate 15 minutes prior to departure.
申し訳御ございませんが、窓側の席は全て塞がっています。
もうしわけ ございません が、 まど がわ の せき は すべて ふさがって います。
Mōshiwake gozaimasenga, mado gawa no seki wa subete fusagatte imasu.
I am sorry, (we) don't have any window seats left.
Biza wa hitsuyō arimasen.
きない しょく は けいしょく と ゆうしょく が でます。
Kinai shoku wa kēshoku to yūshoku ga demasu.
(We) will serve a snack and dinner.
きない もちこみ てにもつ は ひとつ まで です。
Ki'nai mochikomi tenimotsu wa hitotsu made desu.
(You) can only take one piece of hand luggage.
すみません が、 あなた の にもつ は じゅうりょう オーバー です。
Sumimasen ga, anata no nimotsu wa jūryō ōbā desu.
Excuse me, your luggage is overweight.
You have just finished today’s lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.
For more lessons on Japanese vocabulary I recommend these!
よくできました! (Yoku dekimashita!) "Well done!"
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese