English grammar
Lost luggage: the carousel, the lost-luggage desk, check in, a baggage tag
Report lost luggage and make a claim at the airport.
From the scene My suitcase hasn't come out
In short
At baggage reclaim, bags come round on the carousel. If yours is missing, go to the lost-luggage desk with your baggage tag.
Your turn
Which one goes with where you report a missing bag?
Options: I checked it in in Madrid · the lost-luggage desk · the carousel is empty
Show answer
where you report a missing bag → the lost-luggage desk
How it works
At baggage reclaim your bags come round on the carousel (or belt).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank)? And when will they deliver it? ...Two days?
Options: Lose · Losing · Lost
Show answer
Lost? And when will they deliver it? ...Two days?
¿Extraviada? ¿Y cuándo la traen? ...¿Dos días?
Good to know
If yours doesn't come out, go to the lost-luggage desk (also called baggage services) with your baggage tag, the receipt you got when you checked the bag in.
Good to know
Check in is the verb; check-in is the noun and the desk. Luggage is uncountable: a lost-luggage desk, never luggages.
the moving belt for bags the carousel is empty
Nuria
Javi, the carousel is empty. My suitcase hasn't come out!
Javi, la cinta está vacía. ¡Mi maleta no ha salido!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Javi, (blank). My suitcase hasn't come out!
Options: the carousel is empty · the lost-luggage desk · I checked it in in Madrid
Show answer
Nuria
Javi, the carousel is empty. My suitcase hasn't come out!
Javi, la cinta está vacía. ¡Mi maleta no ha salido!
where you report a missing bag the lost-luggage desk
Javi
Look, over there: the lost-luggage desk.
Mira, allí está el mostrador de equipaje extraviado.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Look, over there: (blank).
Options: the carousel is empty · I checked it in in Madrid · the lost-luggage desk
Show answer
Javi
Look, over there: the lost-luggage desk.
Mira, allí está el mostrador de equipaje extraviado.
giving your bag to the airline (verb) I checked it in in Madrid
your bag's receipt sticker the baggage tag
Nuria
The baggage tag? Yes, I got it when I checked in. One moment.
¿El resguardo? Sí, me lo dieron al facturar. Un momento.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)? Yes, I got it when I checked in. One moment.
Options: The lost-luggage desk · The baggage tag · The carousel is empty
Show answer
Nuria
The baggage tag? Yes, I got it when I checked in. One moment.
¿El resguardo? Sí, me lo dieron al facturar. Un momento.
luggage has no plural lost luggage (not luggages)
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| the moving belt for bags | the carousel is empty |
|---|---|
| where you report a missing bag | the lost-luggage desk |
| giving your bag to the airline (verb) | I checked it in in Madrid |
| your bag's receipt sticker | the baggage tag |
| luggage has no plural | lost luggage (not luggages) |
More lines from the story
- NuriaLost? And when will they deliver it? ...Two days?¿Extraviada? ¿Y cuándo la traen? ...¿Dos días?
- JaviHere. I kept it. I know you.Toma. Lo guardé yo. Te conozco.
- NuriaJavi... your grandma's present was in the suitcase.Javi... el regalo de tu abuela iba en la maleta.