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French airport arrivals vocabulary: explore baggage reclaim

Learn ten French baggage-reclaim words, find a suitcase on the right belt, and follow an arriving traveller towards the exit.

In short

Baggage reclaim is la livraison des bagages. The belt is le tapis à bagages, your suitcase is la valise and a luggage trolley is un chariot. Explore ten arrivals-hall features, then follow Ana from the flight-information screen to the exit.

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A traveller collecting a red suitcase from an airport baggage belt.
Ana finds sa valise rouge on le tapis à bagages. Illustration: Atelier

Inside baggage reclaim

A spacious airport baggage hall seen from slightly above. In the foreground left is a nested row of luggage trolleys. A central oval baggage carousel carries se

Les bagages covers luggage in general. Une valise is one suitcase and un sac à dos is a backpack. For a case that has not arrived, ask Où est le comptoir des bagages ? You are asking for the service desk, rather than another belt.

La valise rouge d’Ana

Ana arrive dans la salle de livraison des bagages avec son petit sac à dos. Elle prend un chariot1 près de l’entrée, puis regarde l’écran d’information. Elle trouve son vol et va au tapis indiqué.

Une valise noire passe devant elle. Ce n’est pas la sienne. Puis elle voit sa valise rouge. Elle vérifie l’étiquette2 et pose la valise sur le chariot. Sa sœur l’attend dehors. Ana suit le passage qui mène à la douane3, puis continue vers les portes de sortie. Elle aperçoit sa sœur derrière les portes vitrées.

Read it in English

Ana enters the baggage-reclaim hall with her small backpack. She takes a trolley near the entrance, then looks at the information screen. She finds her flight and goes to the indicated belt.

A black suitcase passes in front of her. It is not hers. Then she sees her red suitcase. She checks the label and puts the suitcase on the trolley. Her sister is waiting outside. Ana follows the passage leading to customs, then continues towards the exit doors. She spots her sister behind the glass doors.

Ask about a bag
FrenchEnglish
Je cherche ma valise rouge.I’m looking for my red suitcase.
Où sont les bagages hors format ?Where is oversized baggage?
Mon bagage n’est pas arrivé.My bag has not arrived.
Où est la sortie ?Where is the exit?
Question 1No account needed
What does Ana take before checking the screen?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

un chariot. Ana takes un chariot near the entrance before looking at the screen.

Question 2No account needed
Which suitcase belongs to Ana?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

la valise rouge. Ana lets the black case pass and recognises her own red suitcase.

Question 3No account needed
Which area comes just before the exit on her route?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

la douane. The route leads Ana through la douane and then towards the glass exit doors.