Airport & Customs

1. Тархасшӑн, паспорта кӑтартӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, pasporta kătartăr.

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   What an officer says when asking to see your passport.

   Grammar Note

   The ending -а serves as dative and accusative; here it marks the object. The ending -ӑр is the plural/polite imperative. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Кунта мӗн тума килтӗр?

   Kunta mĕn tuma kiltĕr?

   What did you come here for?

   Usage

   Asked at immigration about the reason for the visit.

   Grammar Note

   мӗн тума "for what purpose" is the usual way to ask about a purpose. The ending -тӗр is the past second-person plural, used for polite address. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Кунта миҫе ҫӗр каҫма шутлатӑр?

   Kunta miçe çĕr kaçma shutlatăr?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Asked how many nights you plan to stay.

   Grammar Note

   Here ҫӗр means "night", and ҫӗр каҫ- "spend the night" is the verb for staying overnight. The noun after миҫе stays singular. шутла- means "to intend". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Сирӗн декларацилемелли япала пур-и?

   Sirĕn deklaratsilemelli yapala pur-i?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs whether you have anything to declare.

   Grammar Note

   деклараци is the loan for a declaration and декларациле- the verb "to declare". -мелли means "that is to be …" and modifies the noun. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Манӑн багаж ҫитмерӗ.

   Manăn bagazh çitmerĕ.

   My luggage has not arrived

   Usage

   Tells staff that your checked baggage has not arrived.

   Grammar Note

   ҫит- "arrive" in the negative past. багаж is a loan via Russian for travel luggage. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Эпӗ транзитпа каякан пассажир.

   Epĕ tranzitpa kayakan passazhir.

   I am in transit

   Usage

   Tells staff that you are a transit passenger.

   Grammar Note

   The phrase транзитпа каякан пассажир "a passenger going in transit" is used as a nominal sentence with Эпӗ in front. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Самолета кӗрсе ларма хӑҫан пуҫлаҫҫӗ?

   Samoleta kĕrse larma khăçan puçlaççĕ?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Asks when boarding starts.

   Grammar Note

   кӗрсе лар- (lit. "enter and sit") is the way to board a vehicle, like автобуса кӗрсе лар "get on the bus". The subject is left out; "they begin" in the third person plural conveys that boarding starts. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Пошлинӑсӑр суту-илӳ магазинӗ ӑҫта?

   Poshlinăsăr sutu-ilÿ magazinĕ ăçta?

   Where is the duty-free shop?

   Usage

   Asks where the duty-free shop is.

   Grammar Note

   пошлинӑсӑр суту-илӳ "trade without duty" plus магазин names the duty-free shop. -сӑр means "without". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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