Finding baggage claim in English
Everyday English for finding baggage claim. Key line: “Hi, could you tell me where baggage claim is?”
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Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Polite way to ask where it is
A polite way to ask; softer than Where is
Use the airport signs
Common at airports
Check the next step
just = checking, not only
Go past it, then turn left
past = go by, not past tense
Quick answers
ask location: what to say in English
Say “Could you tell me where baggage claim is?” — polite way to ask where it is. A polite way to ask; softer than Where is.
signs: what to say in English
Say “follow the signs” — use the airport signs. Common at airports.
keep going: what to say in English
Say “Do I just keep walking until I see elevators?” — check the next step. just = checking, not only.
go past, then turn: what to say in English
Say “turn left past the coffee place” — go past it, then turn left. past = go by, not past tense.