B1Persian

On the Plane

Use these phrases when travelling by plane — from boarding and finding your seat to asking the crew for help or feeling unwell mid-flight.

Key Phrases

Voice
Finding your seat · 2 ways to say it

ببخشید، صندلی من کجاست؟

neutral

bebakhshid, sandali-ye man kojast?

Excuse me, where is my seat?

Safe opener with any crew member or fellow passenger.

صندلیم اینجاست؟

casual

sandali-am inja-st?

Is this my seat?

Short, natural check when you think you have found your row.

Overhead bin help · 2 ways to say it

کمک می‌کنید چمدانم رو بذارم بالا؟

neutral

komak mikonid chamedanam ro bezaram bala?

Can you help me put my bag up there?

میکنید is polite plural; کمک میکنی works with a fellow passenger you are already chatting with.

جا توی هواپیما تنگه — میشه کمک کنی؟

casual

ja tu-ye havapayma tange — mishe komak koni?

It's tight in here — can you give me a hand?

Use only with a passenger sitting nearby, not with crew.

Asking crew for water

یه لیوان آب ممنون.

neutral

ye livun ab, mamnun.

A glass of water, please.

Minimal and perfectly natural; ممنون at the end is enough politeness here.

Asking crew for a blanket

میشه یه پتو بیارید؟

polite

mishe ye patu biyarid?

Could you bring me a blanket?

میشه + infinitive is the standard polite request form with crew.

Asking about seatbelt

کمربند رو کِی باید ببندم؟

neutral

kamarband ro key bayad bebandam?

When do I need to fasten the seatbelt?

باید + subjunctive signals obligation — appropriate for a rule question.

Seatbelt reminder

چراغ کمربند روشنه — باید ببندیش.

casual

cheragh-e kamarband rowshane — bayad bebandish.

The seatbelt sign is on — you need to buckle up.

A passenger might say this; crew would phrase it more formally.

Swapping seats · 2 ways to say it

ببخشید، میشه جاتون رو با من عوض کنید؟

polite

bebakhshid, mishe ja-tun ro ba man avaz konid?

Excuse me, would you be willing to swap seats with me?

جاتون رو عوض کردن is the everyday idiom for seat-swapping.

میتونم با شما جا عوض کنم؟ پیش بچه‌ام بشینم.

neutral

mitunam ba shoma ja avaz konam? pish-e bachche-am beshinam.

Can I swap with you? I want to sit next to my child.

Giving a brief reason makes the request much more likely to succeed.

Feeling unwell / airsickness bag

حالم خوب نیست — یه کیسه دارید؟

neutral

halam khub nist — ye kise darid?

I don't feel well — do you have a bag?

کیسه (bag) is the discreet everyday word; crew will understand immediately.

Feeling unwell / dizziness

سرم داره می‌چرخه، میتونم دراز بکشم؟

neutral

saram dare micharkheh, mitunam deraz bekesham?

I'm dizzy — can I lie down?

Useful on a long-haul flight with empty rows; crew can assist.

Asking for painkillers

یه قرص مسکّن دارید؟

neutral

ye ghors-e mosaken darid?

Do you have a painkiller?

Crew carry basic medication on most commercial flights.

Reporting a broken seat

این صندلی خرابه — پشتیش نمیره عقب.

casual

in sandali kharabe — poshtish nemire aghab.

This seat is broken — the back won't recline.

Report to crew; they may move you or note it for maintenance.

Asking time remaining

چقدر تا مقصد مونده؟

casual

cheghadr ta maghsad munde?

How long until we land?

مونده is the casual spoken form of مانده — perfectly natural here.

Practice Dialogue

Passenger
ببخشید، فکر کنم این صندلی منه — ۱۴C.
bebakhshid, fekr konam in sandali-ye mane — chardah C.
Crew
بله، درسته. بفرمایید بشینید.
bale, doroste. befarmayid beshinid.
Passenger
ممنون. کمک می‌کنید چمدانم رو بذارم بالا؟
mamnun. komak mikonid chamedanam ro bezaram bala?
Crew
البته.
albatte.
Passenger
راستی، میشه یه پتو بیارید؟ سرده.
rasti, mishe ye patu biyarid? sarde.
Crew
حتماً، الان میارم.
hatman, alan miyaram.
Passenger
یه لیوان آب هم ممنون.
ye livun ab ham mamnun.
Crew
چشم. — آقا/خانم، چراغ کمربند روشنه، لطفاً ببندیدش.
chashm. — agha/khanom, cheragh-e kamarband rowshane, lotfan bebandidash.
Passenger
آها، باشه. — ببخشید، حالم یه کم خوب نیست. یه کیسه دارید؟
aha, bashe. — bebakhshid, halam ye kam khub nist. ye kise darid?
Crew
بله، الان میارم. یه قرص مسکّن هم میخواید؟
bale, alan miyaram. ye ghors-e mosaken ham mikhaid?
Passenger
نه ممنون، فقط آب. چقدر تا مقصد مونده؟
na mamnun, faghat ab. cheghadr ta maghsad munde?
Crew
حدود یه ساعت دیگه. سعی کنید استراحت کنید.
hodud-e ye sa'at dige. sa'i konid esterahat konid.

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