Airport & Customs

1. অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আপোনাৰ পাছপৰ্ট দেখুৱাওক

   Onugroh kori aponar pasoporto dekhuwaok

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   A standard instruction from officers at immigration or boarding; worth recognising

   Grammar Note

   দেখুৱাওক is the polite imperative of 'show'. পাছপৰ্ট is an English loanword

2. আপোনাৰ আহিবৰ উদ্দেশ্য কি?

   Aponar ahibor uddexyo ki?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   A common immigration question; for sightseeing answer with ভ্ৰমণ 'travel'

   Grammar Note

   আহিবৰ is the infinitive of আহা 'come' plus the genitive ৰ, 'of coming'. উদ্দেশ্য is a formal word for purpose

3. আপুনি কিমান ৰাতি থাকিব?

   Apuni kiman rati thakib?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Asked at immigration or when checking in to learn the length of your stay

   Grammar Note

   থাকিব is the polite future of থকা 'stay', matching আপুনি. Nights are counted with ৰাতি

4. আপোনাৰ ওচৰত ঘোষণা কৰিবলগীয়া কিবা বস্তু আছেনে?

   Aponar osorot ghoxona koribologiya kiba boxtu asene?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs; if not, answer নাই 'no, none'

   Grammar Note

   ওচৰত আছে means 'is with you'. কৰিবলগীয়া is 'to be done' and modifies the noun that follows. কিবা is 'something'

5. মোৰ মোনা এতিয়াও আহি পোৱা নাই

   Mor mona etiyao ahi powa nai

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tells the baggage-claim staff that your checked bag has not appeared

   Grammar Note

   মোনা means bag; no dedicated word for luggage could be verified. পোৱা নাই is the 'has not yet' pattern

6. এইটো মোৰ হাতৰ মোনা

   Eito mor hator mona

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Shows at security or boarding that this is hand luggage

   Grammar Note

   হাতৰ মোনা is literally 'hand bag', i.e. hand luggage. No copula is needed, and এইটো is 'this'

7. মই আন এখন বিমান ধৰিম

   Moi an ekhon biman dhorim

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Tells staff that you are changing planes

   Grammar Note

   আন is 'another'. বিমান ধৰা is 'catch a plane', and ধৰা is used for transport generally. This phrasing is not common in text. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression

8. গেট ক'ত আছে?

   Get kot ase?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Finds the boarding gate in the departure hall

   Grammar Note

   গেট is an English loanword. It uses the 'ক'ত আছে' frame for asking where something is

9. বিমানত উঠা কেতিয়া আৰম্ভ হ'ব?

   Bimanot utha ketiya arombho hob?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Checks with staff when boarding starts

   Grammar Note

   উঠা means to climb or board. আৰম্ভ হ'ব is 'will begin', and কেতিয়া 'when' sits before the verb

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