Airport & Customs

1. Soim mi paspot bilong yu

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Tok Pisin follows SVO word order

2. Wanem as bilong kam?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Wanem" = what

3. Hamas nait yu laik stap?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Hamas" = how many

4. Yu gat samting bilong tokim kastam?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Gat" = have

5. Kago bilong mi i no kam yet

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "No yet" = not yet

6. Dispela em i kago bilong han

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "bilong han" = of the hand; Tok Pisin links possession with "bilong"

7. Mi senisim balus tasol

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   Literally "I am only changing planes"; the English word "transit" does not belong in Tok Pisin text

8. Get i stap we?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "We" = where

9. Wanem taim bai yumi go insait long balus?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Wanem taim" = what time

10. Stoa i no gat takis i stap we?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "i no gat takis" = has no tax; the English "duty-free" does not belong in Tok Pisin text

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