Lesson 2. Making travel arrangements.

My departure date is May 21st. I'll return on June 6th.

Mi fecha de salida es el 21 de mayo. Regreso el 6 de junio.

Departure

The fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere

OK. So you're leaving from Paris. What's your destination?

OK. Así que sales de París. ¿Cuál es tu destino?

Leave from

To depart from or to take time off from work or school. 

Destination

To depart from or to take time off from work or school. 

Your flight has a three-hour layover in Shanghai.

El vuelo tiene una escala de tres horas en Shanghai.

Layover

A short stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer journey to somewhere else

That's too bad. I'd rather have a direct flight.

Qué lástima. Prefiero tomar un vuelo directo.

Direct flight

A flight that goes from one airport to another with one or more stops, but without changing planes

I wanted to fly first class or business class, but I'll be in economy.

Quería viajar en primera clase o en clase ejecutiva , pero voy a viajar en clase económica.

First class

Relating to the most expensive and highest quality service on a plane or train, or in a hotel

Business class

A type of air travel that is more expensive and has better conditions than economy class, or the part of a plane where people who have booked this type of travel sit

Economy class

(Using) the cheapest and least comfortable type of seats on an aircraft

I want to upgrade to business class.

Quiero cambiar a clase ejecutiva.

Upgrade

To improve the quality or usefulness of something, or change it for something newer or of a better standard

England Airways is an affiliated airline of Eastern Airways.

England Airways es una aerolínea afiliada de Eastern Airways.

Affiliated

Connected with or controlled by a group or organization

I have almost 50,000 frequent-flyer miles.

Tengo casi 50,000 millas de viajero frecuente.

I'm platinum status now.

Tengo estatus platino ahora.

just want to confirm

sólo quiero confirmar

Did you say 15 or 50 thousand?

¿Dijiste 15 o 50 mil?

I didn't quite follow that.

No comprendí muy bien eso.

I just want to make sure I understand.

Sólo quiero asegurarme de entender.

Let me double-check.

Permíteme volver a revisar.

Could I confirm your name?

¿Podrías confirmarme tu nombre?

I'm not following you.

No te entiendo.

I didn't catch that. Could you repeat it?

No entendí eso. ¿Podrías repetirlo?

I didn't understand what you said. Did you say 15 or 50?

No entendí lo que dijiste. ¿Dijiste 15 o 50?

So, you're saying if I pay an extra $200, I can upgrade to economy plus?

Así que, estás diciendo que si pago $200 más, ¿puedo cambiar a clase económica plus?

Let me get this straight. The total flight time is 12 hours?

Déjame ver si lo entiendo. ¿El tiempo total de vuelo es de 12 horas?

Let me make sure I understand. You want to leave on the 21st and return on the 30th?

Permíteme estar seguro si entendí. ¿Quieres salir el 21 y volver el 30?