Airport & Customs

1. Pasportyňyzy görkeziň

   Pas-por-ty-ňy-zy gör-ke-ziň

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Turkmen follows SOV word order; "-ňyz" is the polite 2nd-person possessive suffix

2. Saparyňyzyň maksady näme?

   Sa-pa-ry-ňy-zyň mak-sa-dy nä-me?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Näme" = what

3. Näçe gije galmagy meýilleşdirýärsiňiz?

   Nä-çe gi-je gal-ma-gy me-ýil-leş-dir-ýär-si-ňiz?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Näçe" = how many

4. Bildirmeli zadyňyz barmy?

   Bil-dir-me-li za-dy-ňyz bar-my?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "-my" is a question suffix

5. Meniň goşlarym entek gelmedi

   Me-niň goş-la-rym en-tek gel-me-di

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Entek" = yet/still

6. Bu el goşy

   Bu el go-şy

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "el goşy" = hand luggage ("el" = hand, "goş" = baggage)

7. Men tranzitde

   Men tran-zit-de

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "-de" is a locative suffix

8. Gapy nirede?

   Ga-py ni-re-de?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Nirede" = where

9. Uçara münmek haçan başlanýar?

   U-ça-ra mün-mek ha-çan baş-lan-ýar?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "haçan" = when; "münmek" = to board / get on

10. Gümrüksiz dükan nirede?

    Güm-rük-siz dü-kan ni-re-de?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "gümrük" = customs duty, "-siz" = without, "dükan" = shop

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