Airport & Customs

1. パスポートを見せてください

   Pa-su-poo-to wo mi-se-te ku-da-sai

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Japanese follows SOV word order; verb comes at end

2. 入国の目的は何ですか？

   Nyuu-koku no mo-ku-te-ki wa nan de-su ka?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Ka" is a question-ending particle

3. 何泊する予定ですか？

   Na-n-pa-ku su-ru yo-tei de-su ka?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Nampaku" = how many nights; "haku" is a counter for nights stayed

4. 申告するものはありますか？

   Shin-ko-ku su-ru mo-no wa a-ri-ma-su ka?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Arimasu ka" = do you have (polite question form)

5. 荷物が出てきません

   Ni-mo-tsu ga de-te-ki-ma-sen

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "-masen" is the polite negative verb ending

6. これは機内持ち込みです

   Ko-re wa ki-nai mo-chi-ko-mi de-su

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kinai" = cabin; "mochikomi" = bringing in

7. 乗り継ぎです

   No-ri-tsu-gi de-su

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Noritsugi" = connecting flight; nominalized compound verb

8. ゲートはどこですか？

   Gee-to wa do-ko de-su ka?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Doko" = where; "wa" is the topic marker

9. 搭乗はいつ始まりますか？

   To-u-jou wa i-tsu ha-ji-ma-ri-ma-su ka?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Itsu" = when (question word)

10. 免税店はどこですか？

    Men-ze-i-ten wa do-ko de-su ka?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Menzei" = tax-exempt; "ten" = shop

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