Airport & Customs

1. 請出示你嘅護照

   cing2 ceot1 si6 nei5 ge3 wu6 ziu3

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   "請 (cing2)" is the polite imperative marker meaning "please". Cantonese follows SVO word order.

2. 你嚟嘅目的係咩？

   nei5 lai4 ge3 muk6 dik1 hai6 me1?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "係咩 (hai6 me1)" means "what is" in Cantonese. "嘅 (ge3)" is the possessive/modifying particle.

3. 你計劃住幾晚？

   nei5 gai3 waak6 zyu6 gei2 maan5?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "幾 (gei2)" is the Cantonese interrogative meaning "how many/how much".

4. 你有冇需要申報嘅物品？

   nei5 jau5 mou5 seoi1 jiu3 san1 bou3 ge3 mat6 ban2?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "有冇 (jau5 mou5)" is Cantonese's A-not-A question structure pairing "have" and "have not".

5. 我嘅行李仲未出嚟

   ngo5 ge3 hang4 lei5 zung6 mei6 ceot1 lai4

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "仲未 (zung6 mei6)" means "not yet" in Cantonese, equivalent to Mandarin "還沒".

6. 呢件係手提行李

   ni1 gin6 hai6 sau2 tai4 hang4 lei5

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "件 (gin6)" is the measure word for clothing and bag-like items. "手提 (sau2 tai4)" literally means "hand-carried".

7. 我係過境旅客

   ngo5 hai6 gwo3 ging2 leoi5 haak3

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "過境 (gwo3 ging2)" means "to pass through a border" — the formal term for a transit passenger.

8. 登機閘口喺邊度？

   dang1 gei1 zaap6 hau2 hai2 bin1 dou6?

   Where is the boarding gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "喺邊度 (hai2 bin1 dou6)" is the standard Cantonese location question. "喺" is the locative verb.

9. 幾時開始登機？

   gei2 si4 hoi1 ci2 dang1 gei1?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "幾時 (gei2 si4)" means "when" in Cantonese, equivalent to Mandarin "什麼時候".

10. 免稅店喺邊度？

    min5 seoi3 dim3 hai2 bin1 dou6?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "免稅 (min5 seoi3)" means "tax-exempt / duty-free". "喺邊度" is the locative question form.

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