Airport & Customs

1. Lütfen pasaportunuzu gösterin

   Lüt-fen pa-sa-por-tu-nu-zu gös-te-rin

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Turkish follows SOV word order

2. Ziyaretinizin amacı nedir?

   Zi-ya-re-ti-ni-zin a-ma-cı ne-dir?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Nedir" = what is

3. Kaç gece kalmayı planlıyorsunuz?

   Kaç ge-ce kal-ma-yı plan-lı-yor-su-nuz?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Kaç" = how many

4. Beyan edilecek bir şeyiniz var mı?

   Be-yan e-di-le-cek bir şe-yi-niz var mı?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   The question particle mı / mi / mu / mü changes form by vowel harmony and is written separately after the word (var mı)

5. Bagajım henüz gelmedi

   Ba-ga-jım he-nüz gel-me-di

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Henüz" = yet/still

6. Bu el bagajı

   Bu el ba-ga-jı

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "El" = hand

7. Ben transit yolcuyum

   Ben tran-sit yol-cu-yum

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "-yum" is a first-person suffix

8. Kapı nerede?

   Ka-pı ne-re-de?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Nerede" = where

9. Biniş ne zaman başlıyor?

   Bi-niş ne za-man baş-lı-yor?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Ne zaman" = when

10. Gümrüksüz mağaza nerede?

    Güm-rük-süz ma-ğa-za ne-re-de?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Gümrük" = customs, "-süz" = without

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