keigoLesson 26

Checking in at the Airport — Section chief

Situation

Where
An airport check-in counter
Who
You and a section chief
Goal
To check in for a flight and check baggage.

Conversation

Show

A

I'd like to check in, please.

B

May I see your passport? Do you have baggage to check?

A

I have one suitcase.

B

Would you prefer a window or aisle seat?

A

A window seat, please.

Vocabulary (10)

chekkuin

check-in

For flights and hotels.

haikensuru

to look at (humble)

パスポートを拝見します.

oazuke

checked (baggage)

お預けの荷物 = "checked baggage."

madogawa

window side

Opposite: 通路側 (aisle side).

tsuurogawa

aisle side

窓側か通路側か = "window or aisle."

yoroshii

good / acceptable (polite)

どちらがよろしいですか.

kakunin

confirmation / check

Daily-use word: ご確認お願いします means "please check."

shouchishimashita

understood (polite)

Politer than 分かりました; use with managers and clients.

houkoku

report

Part of 報連相 (report, contact, consult) — core Japanese work etiquette.

renraku

contact / communication

後で連絡します = "I will contact you later."

Grammar

Noun + を拝見します

Humble "I'll look at": パスポートを拝見します.

Polite existence

お荷物はございますか = "do you have baggage?"

どちらが + adjective

Which is more …: どちらがよろしいですか.

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Staff use keigo (拝見します, ございます). Simple polite answers (窓側でお願いします) are perfectly fine.

Formality level

Keigo from staff. Note 拝見する — the humble form of "to see/look."

Common mistake

Know your baggage allowance in advance to avoid surprise fees at the counter.

Quiz

What does "チェックイン" mean?

What does "拝見する" mean?

What does "お預け" mean?

What does "窓側" mean?

What does "通路側" mean?

What does "よろしい" mean?

How is the pattern "〜を拝見します" used?

How is the pattern "ございます" used?

How is the pattern "どちらが〜" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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