Airport & Customs

1. કૃપા કરીને તમારો પાસપોર્ટ બતાવો

   Kri-pa ka-ri-ne ta-ma-ro paas-port ba-taa-vo

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language with SOV word order

2. તમારી મુલાકાતનો હેતુ શું છે?

   Ta-ma-ri mu-la-kaa-tno he-tu shum chhe?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Shum" = what; "chhe" = is (be verb)

3. તમે કેટલી રાત રહેવાનું આયોજન ધરાવો છો?

   Ta-me ke-tli raat ra-he-va-num aa-yo-jan dha-raa-vo chho?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Ketli" = how many (feminine form)

4. તમારી પાસે જાહેર કરવાનું કંઈ છે?

   Ta-ma-ri paa-se jaa-her ka-ra-va-num kam-i chhe?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Chhe" = is/are (be verb indicating existence)

5. મારો સામાન હજી આવ્યો નથી

   Maa-ro saa-maan ha-ji aav-yo na-thi

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Nathi" = has not (negation)

6. આ હાથ-સામાન છે

   Aa haath-saa-maan chhe

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Haath" = hand; haath-saaman = carry-on luggage

7. હું ટ્રાન્ઝિટમાં છું

   Hum traan-zit-maa chum

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "-maa" is a locative postposition meaning "in/at"

8. ગેટ ક્યાં છે?

   Gate kyaa chhe?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kyaa" = where

9. બોર્ડિંગ ક્યારે શરૂ થશે?

   Bor-ding kyaa-re sha-ru tha-she?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kyaare" = when

10. ડ્યૂટી-ફ્રી દુકાન ક્યાં છે?

    Dyu-ti-free du-kaan kyaa chhe?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    Gujarati uses the English term "duty-free" directly

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