Airport & Customs

1. Пожалуйста, предъявите паспорт

   Po-zha-luy-sta, pred'-yav-ite pas-port

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Russian is basically SVO, but case marking makes the order fairly free and driven by information structure. "Predyavite" is the polite imperative of "predyavit" (to present)

2. Какова цель вашего визита?

   Ka-ko-va tsel' va-she-go vi-zi-ta?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Kakova" = what is

3. На сколько ночей вы планируете остаться?

   Na skol'-ko no-chey vy pla-ni-ru-ye-te os-tat'-sya?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Skol'ko" = how many

4. Есть ли что-то, что нужно задекларировать?

   Yest' li chto-to, chto nuzh-no za-dek-la-ri-ro-vat'?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Est' li" = is there

5. Мой багаж ещё не прибыл

   Moy ba-gazh yesh-chyo ne pri-byl

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Yeshcho ne" = not yet

6. Это ручная кладь

   E-to ruch-na-ya klad'

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Ruka" = hand

7. Я нахожусь в транзите

   Ya na-kho-zhus' v tran-zi-te

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "V" = in

8. Где выход на посадку?

   Gde vy-khod na po-sad-ku?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Gde" = where

9. Когда начнётся посадка?

   Kog-da nach-nyo-tsya po-sad-ka?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kogda" = when

10. Где магазин беспошлинной торговли?

    Gde ma-ga-zin bes-posh-lin-noy tor-gov-li?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Besposhlinny" = duty-free

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