Airports · Getting around
a boarding pass
flight boarding document
A boarding pass shows that you have permission to board a flight.
This vs that
Show your boarding pass.
Show your passport.
Hear it in real life
Have you got your boarding pass?
Yes, it’s on my phone.
I saved my boarding pass to my phone before I left for the airport.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally say 'boarding pass' directly; the stiff version sounds like an official announcement.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I forgot my boarding pass at home.
Say: I left my boarding pass at home.
Use 'leave' for something you did not take with you.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
show your boarding pass
You’ll need to show your boarding pass at the gate.
I showed my boarding pass on my phone.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about airports.
go through security
We need to go through security before breakfast.
board the plane
They're calling us to board the plane now.
Airports words
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Your turn: say it out loud
Can I see your boarding pass, please?
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a boarding pass
flight boarding document
“I saved my boarding pass to my phone before I left for the airport.”
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