Airport & Customs

1. Punten, mangga témbongkeun paspor anjeun.

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   What an immigration officer says

   Grammar Note

   Témbongkeun means to show and paspor is passport; mangga makes it a polite invitation

2. Naon tujuan anjeun sumping ka dieu?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Typical immigration question

   Grammar Note

   Tujuan is purpose and sumping is the polite word for the other person's coming

3. Sabaraha wengi anjeun badé cicing?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Asked about the length of your stay

   Grammar Note

   Wengi is the polite word for night and cicing means to stay or live

4. Aya barang anu kedah dideklarasikeun?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Customs question

   Grammar Note

   Barang is item, kedah is the polite 'must' and dideklarasikeun means to be declared

5. Bagasi abdi can sumping.

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   When your bag does not appear

   Grammar Note

   Bagasi is luggage and can means not yet

6. Ieu bagasi kabin.

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Explaining your carry-on bag

   Grammar Note

   Bagasi kabin is carry-on luggage, built from loanwords

7. Abdi nuju transit.

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Telling staff you are connecting

   Grammar Note

   Nuju means in the middle of and transit is a loanword

8. Di mana gerbangna?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Asking for the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   Gerbang is gate, as in Indonesian, and -na marks it as 'the'

9. Iraha boarding dimimitian?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Asking when boarding starts

   Grammar Note

   Iraha is when and dimimitian is the passive of mimiti, 'to begin'

10. Di mana toko duty-free?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Looking for the duty-free shop

    Grammar Note

    Duty-free is used as on airport signs

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