Making a Tight Connection
Time is short — asking for the fastest route.
- Them
Do you need help finding your connection?
- You
Yes, my next flight leaves in fifty minutes.
- Them
Which flight number is it?
- You
It's the one to Tokyo, gate sixty-one.
- Them
Go left and follow the transfer signs.
- You
Do I need to go through security again?
- Them
Yes, but there's a fast lane for connections.
- You
Thank you. I'll run for it.
In the app you can tap any word for a definition, and turn on a line-by-line translation in your own language.
Words in this dialogue
- needto have to have
- helpto make things easier for someone
- findingdiscovering
- connectiona link; a second flight
- nextthe one after this; beside
- flighta journey by plane
- leavesto go away from; to let stay
- fiftythe number 50
- minutessixty seconds
- numbera figure used for counting
- it'sshort for it is
- tokyothe capital of Japan
- gatewhere you board a plane
- sixty-onethe number 61
- leftthe opposite side to right; remaining
- followto go after
- transferto move money or a player
- signsto write your name; a board with information; a hint that something is true (a good sign)
- throughfrom one side to the other; direct
- securitythe check before you board
- againone more time
- there'sshort for there is
- fastmoving quickly; to eat nothing (before a test)
- lanea narrow road or marked strip
- connectionssecond flights
- i'llshort for I will
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- Checking In8 turns
- The Bag Is Overweight8 turns
- Going Through Security8 turns
- Finding the Gate8 turns
- A Delayed Flight8 turns
- My Bag Didn't Arrive8 turns
- Changing Seats8 turns
- At Passport Control8 turns
- Boarding the Plane8 turns
- On the Plane8 turns
- Wi-Fi and Charging8 turns
- At Duty Free8 turns
- Using the Self Check-In Machine8 turns
- Meeting Someone at Arrivals8 turns