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Seat 12A on the Plane: Spanish A1

Read a simple story about boarding a plane, finding a window seat, and storing a bag.

Mi asiento 12A en el avión

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A passenger finds row 12, takes window seat 12A, and prepares for takeoff and landing.

Level: A1Focus: boarding pass and airplane seat vocabulary, cabin objects, and basic present tense patterns
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Hoy viajo en avión. En el aeropuerto miro mi tarjeta de embarque. La tarjeta dice: puerta B8, fila 12, asiento A.

Espero cerca de la puerta B8. Cuando empieza el embarque, muestro mi tarjeta y entro en el avión.

Busco la fila 12. Las filas tienen números. En este avión hay tres asientos a cada lado del pasillo.

Mi asiento 12A está junto a la ventanilla. Una mujer está en 12B. Ella se levanta y yo paso hasta mi asiento.

Pongo la mochila debajo del asiento de delante. Después me siento y me abrocho el cinturón. La tripulación explica las normas de seguridad.

El avión despega. Por la ventanilla veo la pista, unos edificios y muchas nubes. Mi asiento es pequeño, pero la vista es muy bonita.

Durante el vuelo, saco un libro de la mochila. También pido agua. La mujer de 12B duerme y el pasajero del pasillo lee.

Antes de aterrizar, guardo el libro y cierro la mochila. La tripulación revisa los cinturones. Todos estamos sentados.

Al llegar, espero mi turno para salir. Ahora algo útil: en mi tarjeta, el número indica la fila y la letra indica el asiento.

¿Prefieres la ventanilla o el pasillo? ¿Qué llevas en tu mochila? ¿Miras tu asiento antes de entrar en el avión?

About this article

Level A1Reading focus

What you'll learn

boarding pass and airplane seat vocabulary, cabin objects, and basic present tense patterns

A passenger finds row 12, takes window seat 12A, and prepares for takeoff and landing.

After reading

Article learning block

Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

14 items

Phrases for training

Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

tarjeta de embarque

new

boarding pass

This boarding pass shows the passenger's gate, row, and seat.

Essential when boarding a plane.

junto a la ventanilla

new

next to the window

The seat is beside the airplane window.

Useful for finding a seat.

debajo del asiento

new

under the seat

The phrase describes a position below the seat.

Useful when storing cabin baggage.

Antes de aterrizar

new

before landing

The phrase introduces an action earlier than landing.

Useful for ordering events.

mi turno para salir

new

my turn to leave

«Turno» is the moment when one person may act after others.

Useful in queues and while boarding.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

La puerta

la puerta

the gate

At an airport, it is the place used to board a flight.

Helps you find boarding.

La fila

la fila

the row

On a plane, it is a line of seats with the same number.

Needed when finding a seat.

El pasillo

el pasillo

the aisle

The open space between seats on a plane.

Useful for describing a seat.

La mochila

la mochila

the backpack

A bag with two straps carried on the back.

A common cabin bag.

El cinturón

el cinturón

the seat belt

Here it is the belt securing a passenger in the seat.

Important for cabin instructions.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Decir in the third person

La tarjeta dice

the pass says

«Dice» is the third person singular form of «decir».

Useful for reading documents.

Hay for existence

hay tres asientos

there are three seats

«Hay» states that one or more things are present.

A basic pattern for describing a place.

The irregular form pongo

Pongo la mochila

I put the backpack

In the first person singular, «poner» becomes «pongo».

Useful for placing objects.

A question with prefieres

¿Prefieres la ventanilla o el pasillo?

do you prefer the window or the aisle?

«Prefieres» asks one person informally about a choice.

Useful for asking about preferences.

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