Lost at a Spanish Airport
Asking for gates, terminals, toilets and the way out when you're lost in a Spanish airport.
Madrid-Barajas is huge: Terminal 4 and its satellite T4S are linked by an underground train, and many travellers end up in the wrong place. Staff and other passengers are usually happy to help if you ask politely with usted. The cards follow a traveller who gets lost on the way to their gate, loses their friend, and later can't find baggage reclaim or the metro on the way back.
- 1
Me he perdido, ¿me puede ayudar?
I'm lost, could you help me?
- 2
Busco la puerta veintidós.
I'm looking for gate twenty-two.
- 3
¿De qué terminal sale este vuelo?
Which terminal does this flight leave from?
- 4
¿Está lejos de aquí?
Is it far from here?
- 5
Siga recto y luego gire a la izquierda.
Go straight on and then turn left.
- 6
Tiene que coger el tren a la otra terminal.
You have to take the train to the other terminal.
- 7
¿Dónde están los aseos?
Where are the toilets?
- 8
¿Cuánto se tarda andando?
How long does it take on foot?
- 9
¿Dónde está el control de pasaportes?
Where's passport control?
- 10
No encuentro la recogida de equipajes.
I can't find baggage reclaim.
- 11
¿Hay ascensor?
Is there a lift?
- 12
Perdone, ¿esta es la cola del control de seguridad?
Excuse me, is this the queue for security?
- 13
He perdido a mi amiga, nos hemos separado.
I've lost my friend, we got separated.
- 14
Me estoy quedando sin batería.
My battery's running out.
- 15
¿Dónde puedo cargar el móvil?
Where can I charge my phone?
- 16
Siga los carteles de Salidas.
Follow the signs for Departures.
- 17
¿Por aquí se va al metro?
Is this the way to the metro?
- 18
Se ha equivocado de planta.
You're on the wrong floor.
- 19
Baje una planta.
Go down one floor.
- 20
¡Muchas gracias, me ha salvado!
Thanks so much, you've saved me!