Airport & Customs

1. استظهر بالجواز متاعك من فضلك

   istaẓher b-l-jawāz mtāʿek min faḍlek

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   What an officer says at passport control or a checkpoint; useful to recognise.

   Grammar Note

   "istaẓher b-" means "produce". "jawāz" is a travel or permit document and covers the passport. A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. هاك الباسبور متاعي

   hāk l-bāsbūr mtāʿi

   Here is my passport

   Usage

   What you say as you hand your passport to the officer.

   Grammar Note

   "hāk" is "here you are" when handing something over. A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. علاش جيت لتونس؟

   ʿlāsh jīt l-tūnes?

   Why did you come to Tunisia?

   Usage

   The way an officer asks the purpose of your visit.

   Grammar Note

   The past of "jā" is "jīt"; the same form is used for "I came" and "you came". A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. جيت سياحة

   jīt siyāḥa

   I came for tourism

   Usage

   A short answer to the question about the purpose of the trip.

   Grammar Note

   "jīt" is "I came", the same for both genders. A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. قداش من ليلة باش تقعد؟

   qaddāsh men līla bāsh teqʿod?

   How many nights will you stay?

   Usage

   A standard immigration question; answer with a number of nights.

   Grammar Note

   "bāsh + present" gives the future. A sentence assembled from attested words.

6. ما عنديش حاجة ممنوعة

   mā ʿandi-sh ḥāja mamnūʿa

   I have nothing prohibited

   Usage

   The answer when customs asks about what you carry in.

   Grammar Note

   "ḥāja" is feminine, so "mamnūʿa". A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. الباڨاج متاعي ما وصلش

   l-bāgāj mtāʿi mā waṣal-sh

   My luggage has not arrived

   Usage

   Tell the staff at baggage claim when your bag does not appear.

   Grammar Note

   "waṣal" is "arrive", negated by "mā … -sh". A sentence assembled from attested words.

8. وين البوابة متاع الطيارة؟

   wīn l-bawwāba mtāʿ ṭ-ṭayyāra?

   Where is the gate for the flight?

   Usage

   Ask for the gate of your flight inside the terminal.

   Grammar Note

   "A mtāʿ B" means "B's A". A sentence assembled from attested words.

9. وين الفريشوب؟

   wīn l-frīshūb?

   Where is the duty-free shop?

   Usage

   Look for the duty-free shop in the departure hall.

   Grammar Note

   "frīshūb" comes from English "free shop". A sentence assembled from attested words.

10. وين الديوانة؟

    wīn d-dīwāna?

    Where is customs?

    Usage

    After collecting bags, ask for the customs exit.

    Grammar Note

    "dīwāna" is customs and sounds close to French "douane". A sentence assembled from attested words.

11. وين نلقى تاكسي؟

    wīn nelqa tāksi?

    Where can I find a taxi?

    Usage

    Find the taxi rank in the arrivals hall; check that the meter is used before you get in.

    Grammar Note

    "tāksi" is the international loan. A sentence assembled from attested words.

12. وين ناخذ الباڨاج؟

    wīn nākhodh l-bāgāj?

    Where do I pick up my luggage?

    Usage

    Find baggage claim after landing.

    Grammar Note

    "Take" is "nākhodh" in the first-person present. A sentence assembled from attested words.

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