A bordo
Everything you might need to ask for in eleven hours, and the small softeners that keep a request from sounding like an order. Most of these work with ¿me puede…? plus the verb.
El asiento
¿Está ocupado este asiento?
Is this seat taken?
Disculpe, ¿me deja pasar?
Excuse me, could I get past?
What you say to the person on the aisle. Con permiso works too.
¿Puedo cambiar de asiento?
Could I change seats?
el asiento de pasillomnoun
the aisle seat
la ventanillafnoun
the window
La ventana is a window in a wall; on a plane it is la ventanilla.
el espacio para las piernasmnoun
the legroom
¿Hay asientos con más espacio para las piernas? · Are there seats with more legroom?
la salida de emergenciafnoun
the emergency exit
The row with the most legroom, and the one they ask you about.
reclinar el asiento
to recline the seat
¿Le molesta si reclino el asiento? · Do you mind if I recline?
la bandeja plegablefnoun
the tray table
Pedir
¿Me puede traer…?
Could you bring me…?
The frame for almost everything: agua, una manta, unos auriculares.
una manta
a blanket
¿Me puede traer una manta? · Could you bring me a blanket?
una almohada
a pillow
unos auriculares
some headphones
Audífonos in Latin America; auriculares in Spain.
un vaso de agua
a glass of water
¿Tiene algo sin carne?
Do you have anything without meat?
Add sin pollo: in much of the region chicken is not always counted as carne.
la comida especialfnoun
the special meal
Ordered in advance: vegetariana, sin gluten, kosher.
¿Me lo puede repetir?
Could you say that again?
Si algo va mal
Me mareo
I get travel sick
Marearse: to feel dizzy or nauseous.
la bolsa para el mareofnoun
the sick bag
No me siento bien
I do not feel well
Hace frío
It is cold
Weather and cabin temperature both use hacer.
No funciona la pantalla
The screen is not working
¿A qué hora aterrizamos?
What time do we land?
la turbulenciafnoun
the turbulence
Lo que oyes
Abróchense el cinturón
Fasten your seatbelts
An ustedes command. You will hear it every flight.
Estamos por despegar
We are about to take off
Estar por plus infinitive: on the point of.
Mantengan la bandeja plegada
Keep your tray tables stowed
Vamos a iniciar el descenso
We are beginning our descent
Permanezcan sentados
Remain seated