Airport & Customs

1. Plis soemaot paspot blong yu

   Plis so-e-ma-ot pas-pot blong yu

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Bislama follows SVO word order

2. Wetem wanem risen yu kam?

   We-tem wa-nem ri-sen yu kam?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Wanem" = what

3. Hamas naet yu planem blong stap?

   Ha-mas naet yu pla-nem blong stap?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Hamas" = how many

4. Yu gat samting blong talem long kastom?

   Yu gat sam-ting blong ta-lem long kas-tom?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Gat" = have

5. Kago blong mi i no kam yet

   Ka-go blong mi i no kam yet

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "No yet" = not yet

6. Hemia i wan hanbag

   He-mia i wan han-bag

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Hemia" = this (clause-initial demonstrative); bare "ia" only follows a noun

7. Mi stap jenisim plen nomo

   Mi stap je-ni-sim plen no-mo

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "stap" + verb marks the progressive; "nomo" = just / only

8. Get i stap wea?

   Get i stap we-a?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Wea" = where

9. Wanem taem bae yumi go insaed long plen?

   Wa-nem taem bae yu-mi go in-saed long plen?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Wanem taem" = what time

10. Stoa we i no gat takis i stap wea?

    Sto-a we i no gat ta-kis i stap we-a?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "we" is the relativiser: "a shop that has no tax"

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