Airport & Customs

1. ווײַזט מיר, ביטע, אײַער פּאַספּאָרט.

   Vayzt mir, bite, ayer pasport.

   Please show me your passport.

   Usage

   What an immigration officer says; useful to recognise

   Grammar Note

   "ווײַזן" takes a dative (מיר). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. וואָס איז דער ציל פֿון אײַער באַזוך?

   Vos iz der tsil fun ayer bazukh?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   A question often asked at passport control

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. וויפֿל נעכט וועט איר בלײַבן?

   Vifl nekht vet ir blaybn?

   How many nights will you stay?

   Usage

   Asked at passport control about the length of your stay

   Grammar Note

   The future is "וועלן" plus the infinitive; the noun after "וויפֿל" is plural. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. מײַן באַגאַזש איז נאָך נישט אָנגעקומען.

   Mayn bagazh iz nokh nisht ongekumen.

   My luggage has not arrived yet.

   Usage

   Tell the staff when your suitcase does not come out at baggage claim

   Grammar Note

   The participle of a separable verb puts "גע" between prefix and stem (אָנ+גע+קומען). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. וווּ איז דער טויער?

   Vu iz der toyer?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Asks for the boarding gate at an airport; "טויער" is the word for a gate

   Grammar Note

   "טויער" is the general word for a gate, not a term specific to boarding

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