Airport & Customs

1. 請展示你的護照

   Tshiánn tián-sī lí ê hōo-tsiàu

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Taiwanese Min Nan follows SVO word order

2. 你來的目的是啥物?

   Lí lâi ê bo̍k-tik sī siánn-mih?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "siánn-mih" (啥物) = what

3. 你預計欲住幾暝?

   Lí ū-kè beh tsū kuí-mê?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "kuí" (幾) = how many; "kuí-mê" (幾暝) = how many nights

4. 你有啥物著申報無?

   Lí ū siánn-mih tio̍h sin-pò bô?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   Sentence-final "bô" (無) is a yes/no question marker

5. 我的行李猶未出來

   Guá ê hîng-lí iáu bē tshut-lâi

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "iáu bē" (猶未) = not yet

6. 這是手提行李

   Tse sī tshiú-the̍h hîng-lí

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "tshiú-the̍h" (手提) = hand-carried

7. 我是轉機旅客

   Guá sī tsuán-ki lú-kheh

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "tsuán-ki" (轉機) = transfer/transit

8. 登機門佇佗位？

   Ting-ki-mn̂g tī tó-uī?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate. Regional variation: 佗位 is said both tó-uī and toh-uī.

   Grammar Note

   "tó-uī" (佗位) = where

9. 幾點開始登機?

   Kuí-tiám khai-sí ting-ki?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "kuí-tiám" (幾點) = what time

10. 免稅店佇佗位？

    Bián-sè-tiàm tī tó-uī?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security. Regional variation: 佗位 is said both tó-uī and toh-uī.

    Grammar Note

    "bián-sè" (免稅) = duty-free

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