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Scusi, dov'è il mio posto?

Excuse me, where is my seat?

Pronunciation

POS-to — stress on first syllable. Short and clear.

When to use it

When boarding and struggling to find your assigned seat number.

What it means

'Posto' means seat, place, or spot. 'Dov'è il mio' (where is my) is the simplest way to ask about something belonging to you. Seat numbers on Italian flights are printed on the boarding pass (carta d'imbarco) and are the same system worldwide: row number + letter.

Variations

Questo è il posto 14B?

Is this seat 14B?

Confirm a specific seat number with a fellow passenger

Mi scusi, credo che lei sia seduto al mio posto.

Excuse me, I think you are sitting in my seat.

Polite but firm way to reclaim your seat

Posso sedermi qui?

Can I sit here?

Ask before sitting in an unoccupied seat

Mini Dialogue

— Scusi, dov'è il mio posto? — Quale numero ha? — Il 22C. — È lì a destra, la terza fila da qui, posto vicino al corridoio.

— Excuse me, where is my seat? — Which number do you have? — 22C. — It's there on the right, the third row from here, the aisle seat.

Cultural Note

Italian airline boarding passes use the standard international format: row number followed by letter (A=window left, B=middle left, C=aisle left, D=aisle right, E=middle right, F=window right on wide-body aircraft). On small aircraft the letters go A-C on one side and D-F on the other.

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