Airport & Customs

1. ፓስፖርትካ ኣርእየኒ

   Pasportka ar'eyeni

   Please show me your passport

   Usage

   What an officer says to a man at immigration or security; to a woman it is "ፓስፖርትኪ ኣርእየኒ".

   Grammar Note

   ኣርእየኒ is the imperative of ኣርኣየ ("show") plus "to me".

2. ኣቑሑ ጉዕዞይ ኣይበጽሐን

   Aqhuhu gu'zoy aybetsehan

   My luggage has not arrived

   Usage

   Use at baggage claim when your bag does not appear.

   Grammar Note

   ኣቑሑ ጉዕዞ = "luggage", -ይ = "my", ኣይበጽሐን is the negative of በጽሐ ("arrive") Formed with the regular ኣይ…ን negation (Tatoeba has the variant spelling ኣይበጸሐን); a native check is recommended.

3. በሪ ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Beri abey alo?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Asks where the gate is.

   Grammar Note

   በሪ appears in Tatoeba's "ኣብ በሪ ክሳዕ እትበጽሕ" (until it reaches the gate).

4. እታ ነፋሪት መኣስ ትብገስ?

   Eta nefarit me'as tibges?

   When does the flight leave?

   Usage

   Asks the departure time.

   Grammar Note

   ነፋሪት is treated as feminine, hence እታ and ትብገስ.

5. ኣብ ነፋሪት እትጽዕኖ ሳንጣ ኣለኻዶ?

   Ab nefarit itsi'no santa alekhado?

   Do you have any bags to check?

   Usage

   Asked at check-in; this is the form for a man, and for a woman it is "ኣለኺዶ".

   Grammar Note

   Based on a Tatoeba sentence (written ኣለካ'ዶ there). ኣለኻ is spelled as in the greeting, and the question -ዶ is written without an apostrophe.

6. መዕረፊ ነፋሪት ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Me'refi nefarit abey alo?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   Asks how to get to the airport.

   Grammar Note

   መዕረፊ ነፋሪት is the Wikivoyage form.

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