Airport & Customs

1. براہ کرم اپنا پاسپورٹ دکھائیں

   Baraah-e-karam apna passport dikhaaein

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Urdu is written right-to-left and follows SOV order; "baraah-e karam" is the polite lead-in "please"

2. آپ کے آنے کا مقصد کیا ہے؟

   Aap ke aane ka maqsad kya hai?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Kya" = what; the verb "hai" (is) comes at the end of the sentence

3. آپ کتنی راتیں رکنے کا ارادہ رکھتے ہیں؟

   Aap kitni raatein rukne ka iraada rakhte hain?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Kitni" = how many; it takes the feminine form because "raatein" (nights) is a feminine plural noun

4. کیا آپ کے پاس اعلان کرنے کے لیے کچھ ہے؟

   Kya aap ke paas elan karne ke liye kuch hai?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   Sentence-initial "kya" marks a yes/no question; "aap ke paas ... hai" expresses "you have ..."

5. میرا سامان ابھی تک نہیں آیا

   Mera samaan abhi tak nahin aaya

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Abhi tak nahin" = not yet; the negator "nahin" goes immediately before the verb

6. یہ ہاتھ کا سامان ہے

   Yeh haath ka samaan hai

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Haath" = hand; the linking postposition "ka" agrees with the following masculine singular noun "samaan"

7. میں ٹرانزٹ میں ہوں

   Main transit mein hoon

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Mein" is the postposition "in", placed after the noun; it is spelled like "main" (I) but is a different word

8. گیٹ کہاں ہے؟

   Gate kahaan hai?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kahaan" = where; it stands immediately before the verb "hai"

9. بورڈنگ کب شروع ہوگی؟

   Boarding kab shuru hogi?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kab" = when; the future form "hogi" is feminine, agreeing with "boarding" as a feminine noun

10. ڈیوٹی فری شاپ کہاں ہے؟

    Duty-free shop kahaan hai?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    Airport vocabulary is borrowed from English and written in Urdu script; the order is noun + "kahaan" + "hai"

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