keigoLesson 6

Checking in at the Airport — Senior colleague

Situation

Where
An airport check-in counter
Who
You and a senior colleague
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.

otsukaresamadesu

thank you for your work

The all-purpose workplace greeting, used like hello and goodbye between coworkers.

yoroshikuonegaishimasu

thank you in advance

Closes most requests and emails; sets a cooperative tone.

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.

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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