llegadas y salidas
/ʝeɡadas i salidas/from spelling rules
The phrase arrival and departure is translated into Spanish as llegadas y salidas.
This phrase refers to the act of coming to and leaving from a place, such as an airport or train station. In these locations, llegadas y salidas is the standard signage for the area where these actions occur. For more specific displays, the word llegadas alone is commonly used on monitors to indicate the section for incoming flights or trains, while salidas is used for outgoing ones.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the plural nouns llegadas (arrivals) and salidas (departures) joined by the conjunction y (and).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the term arribo is used for arrival.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are referring to a single arrival and a single departure as abstract concepts rather than the signage for a terminal, you use the singular forms llegada y salida.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝeɡadas i salidas/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word salida is used metaphorically to describe a solution or an escape from a difficult problem, not just a physical departure.
- The word salida serves as both the sign for 'departures' in a terminal and the standard command for 'exit' on doors throughout a building.
- The conjunction y in llegadas y salidas is inherited from the Latin word et via the Old Spanish forms é or e.
Examples in context
- Me gustaría confirmar mi llegada a las 2 p.m.I would like to confirm my arrival at 2 p.m.
- Por favor, necesito información sobre mi partida mañana por la mañana.Please, I need information about my departure tomorrow morning.
- ¡Al fin llegaste!You finally arrived!
- Me voy del trabajo más temprano hoy.I'm leaving work earlier today.
- Lo siento, pero mi partida será mañana.I'm sorry, but my departure will be tomorrow.
- Debemos revisar las llegadas y salidas en la pantalla.We should check the arrivals and departures on the screen.
- La información de llegadas y salidas está en la aplicación.The arrivals and departures information is in the app.
- El panel de llegadas y salidas ha cambiado.The arrivals and departures board has changed.
Example conversation
At a busy train station.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿puedes mirar las llegadas y salidas?Daniel, can you look at the arrivals and departures?
- DanielSí, Sofía, el tren está en la lista de llegadas.Yes, Sofia, the train is on the arrivals list.
- Sofía¡Qué bueno! ¿A qué hora llega?Great! What time does it arrive?
- DanielDice que llega en diez minutos.It says it arrives in ten minutes.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
