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
ببخشید، صندلی من کجاست؟
neutralbebakhshid, sandali-ye man kojast?
Excuse me, where is my seat?
Safe opener with any crew member or fellow passenger.
صندلیم اینجاست؟
casualsandali-am inja-st?
Is this my seat?
Short, natural check when you think you have found your row.
کمک میکنید چمدانم رو بذارم بالا؟
neutralkomak 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؟
casualja 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.
یه لیوان آب ممنون.
neutralye livun ab, mamnun.
A glass of water, please.
Minimal and perfectly natural; ممنون at the end is enough politeness here.
میشه یه پتو بیارید؟
politemishe ye patu biyarid?
Could you bring me a blanket?
میشه + infinitive is the standard polite request form with crew.
کمربند رو کِی باید ببندم؟
neutralkamarband ro key bayad bebandam?
When do I need to fasten the seatbelt?
باید + subjunctive signals obligation — appropriate for a rule question.
چراغ کمربند روشنه — باید ببندیش.
casualcheragh-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.
ببخشید، میشه جاتون رو با من عوض کنید؟
politebebakhshid, 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.
neutralmitunam 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.
حالم خوب نیست — یه کیسه دارید؟
neutralhalam 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.
سرم داره میچرخه، میتونم دراز بکشم؟
neutralsaram dare micharkheh, mitunam deraz bekesham?
I'm dizzy — can I lie down?
Useful on a long-haul flight with empty rows; crew can assist.
یه قرص مسکّن دارید؟
neutralye ghors-e mosaken darid?
Do you have a painkiller?
Crew carry basic medication on most commercial flights.
این صندلی خرابه — پشتیش نمیره عقب.
casualin 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.
چقدر تا مقصد مونده؟
casualcheghadr ta maghsad munde?
How long until we land?
مونده is the casual spoken form of مانده — perfectly natural here.