Airport & Customs

1. Лутфан шиносномаи худро нишон диҳед

   Lut-fan shi-nos-no-ma-i khud-ro ni-shon di-hed

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Tajik follows SOV word order with the verb last; "khudro" is the reflexive pronoun plus the object marker "-ro"

2. Мақсади ташрифи шумо чист?

   Maq-sa-di tash-ri-fi shu-mo chist?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Chist" contracts "chi" (what) + "ast" (is); the linking "-i" is the izafat, so "maqsadi tashrif" = "purpose of the visit"

3. Чанд шаб мондан нақша доред?

   Chand shab mon-dan naq-sha do-red?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Chand" = how many; a noun after a quantity word stays singular with no plural ending

4. Оё чизе барои эълон кардан доред?

   O-yo chi-ze ba-ro-i eʼ-lon kar-dan do-red?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   Sentence-initial "oyo" marks a yes/no question; "eʼlon kardan" is a compound verb of noun + "kardan" (to do)

5. Ҷомадони ман ҳанӯз наомад

   Jo-ma-do-ni man ha-nuz na-o-mad

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Hanuz" = still/yet; with the negative prefix "na-" it means "has not yet ..."

6. Ин борро ба ҳавопаймо мебарам

   In bor-ro ba ha-vo-pay-mo me-ba-ram

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Havopaymo" = airplane; the "-ro" on "borro" marks the direct object, and "ba" is the preposition "to"

7. Ман дар транзит ҳастам

   Man dar tran-zit has-tam

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Dar" is the locative preposition "in/at"; "hastam" is the first-person form of "to be"

8. Дарвоза куҷост?

   Dar-vo-za ku-jost?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kujost" contracts "kujo" (where) + "ast" (is); it is the standard way to ask a location

9. Ба ҳавопаймо савор шудан кай сар мешавад?

   Ba ha-vo-pay-mo sa-vor shu-dan kay sar me-sha-vad?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kay" = when; "sar shudan" means "to begin", and "meshavad" is its present form. Boarding is "savor shudan" (to get on). "Nishastan" means "to sit", and with an aircraft as subject it means "to land", so it is not used here.

10. Дукони бе андоз куҷост?

    Du-ko-ni be an-doz ku-jost?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Andoz" = tax and "be" = without; the "-i" on "dukoni" is the izafat linking it to what follows

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