உங்கள் கடவுச்சீட்டை காட்டுங்கள்
Uṅkaḷ kaṭavuccīṭṭai kāṭṭuṅkaḷ
Please show your passport
Usage
Standard phrase used by immigration officers
Grammar Note
Tamil follows SOV word order
உங்கள் வருகையின் நோக்கம் என்ன?
Uṅkaḷ varukaiyiṉ nōkkam eṉṉa?
What is the purpose of your visit?
Usage
Standard immigration question
Grammar Note
"Enna" = what (question word)
நீங்கள் எத்தனை இரவுகள் தங்க திட்டமிட்டுள்ளீர்கள்?
Nīṅkaḷ ettaṉai iravukaḷ taṅka tiṭṭamiṭṭuḷḷīrkaḷ?
How many nights are you planning to stay?
Usage
Commonly asked at immigration
Grammar Note
"Etthanai" = how many
நீங்கள் அறிவிக்க வேண்டிய ஏதாவது இருக்கிறதா?
Nīṅkaḷ aṟivikka vēṇṭiya ētāvatu irukkiṟatā?
Do you have anything to declare?
Usage
Asked at customs
Grammar Note
"irukkiṟatā" = "irukkiṟatu" (there is) + the yes/no question suffix "-ā"
என் சாமான் இன்னும் வரவில்லை
Eṉ cāmāṉ iṉṉum varavillai
My luggage hasn't arrived
Usage
Tell baggage claim staff
Grammar Note
"Innum" = still / yet
இது கை சாமான்
Itu kai cāmāṉ
This is carry-on luggage
Usage
Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate
Grammar Note
"Kai" = hand. "Kai saamaan" = hand luggage
நான் டிரான்சிட் பயணியாக இருக்கிறேன்
Nāṉ ṭirāṉciṭ payaṇiyāka irukkiṟēṉ
I'm in transit
Usage
Used at transit counters or immigration
Grammar Note
"Transit" is borrowed from English
கேட் எங்கே இருக்கிறது?
Kēṭ eṅkē irukkiṟatu?
Where is the gate?
Usage
Ask when looking for your boarding gate
Grammar Note
"Enge" = where
போர்டிங் எப்போது தொடங்கும்?
Pōrṭiṅ eppōtu toṭaṅkum?
When does boarding begin?
Usage
Ask while waiting at the boarding gate
Grammar Note
"Eppodhu" = when
டியூட்டி-ஃப்ரீ கடை எங்கே இருக்கிறது?
Ṭiyūṭṭi-frī kaṭai eṅkē irukkiṟatu?
Where is the duty-free shop?
Usage
Ask after clearing security
Grammar Note
The English term "duty-free" is used directly in Tamil
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