Airport & Customs

1. Amose o seu pasaporte, por favor

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Typically said by an immigration or security officer

   Grammar Note

   Amosar means to show (Spanish mostrar). Its polite imperative is amose. The possessive o seu takes an article

2. Cal é o motivo da súa visita?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   A standard immigration question about why you are visiting

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative cal takes no accent. de + a = da. The polite possessive is súa, with an accent, and the article precedes it

3. Cantas noites pensa quedar?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   An immigration question about the length of your stay

   Grammar Note

   The interrogative cantas takes no accent and agrees with feminine plural noites. Pensar + infinitive means to plan to

4. Ten algo que declarar?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   A customs question about goods to declare

   Grammar Note

   The 3rd-person singular of ter is ten. "Algo que" + infinitive means something to do. Note the spelling differs from Portuguese tem

5. A miña equipaxe non chegou

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Said at the airline desk when checked luggage does not appear

   Grammar Note

   Equipaxe is spelled with x (not Spanish equipaje). It is feminine, so a miña is used. The preterite chegou with non expresses not yet arrived

6. Esta é equipaxe de man

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Says the bag is hand luggage at security or the gate

   Grammar Note

   Hand luggage is equipaxe de man. Man (hand) is feminine and has no final -o, unlike Spanish mano

7. Estou en tránsito

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Tells staff you are a connecting passenger

   Grammar Note

   The 1st-person singular of estar is estou (not Spanish estoy). Tránsito carries an accent

8. Onde está a porta de embarque?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Asks the location of the departure gate

   Grammar Note

   The boarding gate is porta de embarque. Porta (door) is feminine

9. Cando comeza o embarque?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Asks when boarding starts

   Grammar Note

   Comezar is the recommended form, and comenzar is not recommended (RAG dictionary). The interrogative takes no accent

10. Onde está a tenda libre de impostos?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Looks for the duty-free shop before departure

    Grammar Note

    Tenda is a shop and imposto a tax; libre de means free of. Impostos is the plural

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