Airport & Customs

1. Palihog ipakita ang imong pasaporte

   Pa-li-hog i-pa-ki-ta ang i-mong pa-sa-por-te

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Cebuano is predicate-initial (VSO). "Palihog" plus a verb makes a polite request; "ang" marks the subject

2. Unsa ang katuyoan sa imong pagbisita?

   Un-sa ang ka-tu-yo-an sa i-mong pag-bi-si-ta?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Unsa" = what

3. Pila ka gabii ang imong plano nga magpabilin?

   Pi-la ka ga-bii ang i-mong pla-no nga mag-pa-bi-lin?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Pila" = how many

4. Naa ba kay bisan unsa nga ideklara?

   Na-a ba kay bi-san un-sa nga i-dek-la-ra?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Naa ba" = do you have

5. Ang akong bagahe wala pa miabot

   Ang a-kong ba-ga-he wa-la pa mi-a-bot

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Wala pa" = not yet

6. Kini usa ka carry-on nga bagahe

   Ki-ni u-sa ka car-ry-on nga ba-ga-he

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   Airport vocabulary is borrowed straight from English. "Nga" is the linker joining modifier and noun

7. Naa ko sa transit

   Na-a ko sa tran-sit

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Naa ko" = I am

8. Asa ang gate?

   A-sa ang ga-te?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Asa" = where

9. Kanus-a magsugod ang boarding?

   Ka-nus-a mag-su-god ang boar-ding?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kanus-a" = when

10. Asa ang duty-free nga tindahan?

    A-sa ang du-ty-free nga tin-da-han?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Duty-free" is borrowed from English; "tindahan" is the word for shop, joined by the linker "nga"

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