Airport & Customs

1. ଦୟାକରି ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାସପୋର୍ଟ ଦେଖାନ୍ତୁ

   Da-ya-ka-ri aa-pa-nan-ka paas-port de-khaan-tu

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Odia is an Indo-Aryan language following SOV word order

2. ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଭ୍ରମଣର ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ କ'ଣ?

   Aa-pa-nan-ka bhra-ma-na-ra ud-desh-ya ka-na?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Kana" = what (question word)

3. ଆପଣ କେତେ ରାତ ରହିବାକୁ ଯୋଜନା କରୁଛନ୍ତି?

   Aa-pa-na ke-te raat ra-hi-baa-ku yo-ja-na ka-ru-chhan-ti?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Kete" = how many

4. ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଘୋଷଣା କରିବା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ଅଛି?

   Aa-pa-nan-ka paa-kha-re gho-sha-naa ka-ri-baa paa-i ki-chi a-chhi?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Achhi" = is there / do you have

5. ମୋ ଲଗେଜ ଏଯାବତ ଆସିନି

   Mo la-gej e-yaa-ba-ta aa-si-ni

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Ni" is a negation suffix in Odia

6. ଏହା ହ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ ଲଗେଜ

   E-ha hyand la-gej

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   Odia uses the English term "hand luggage" directly

7. ମୁଁ ଟ୍ରାନ୍ଜିଟରେ ଅଛି

   Mum traan-zit-re a-chhi

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "-re" is a locative postposition meaning "in/at"

8. ଗେଟ କୁଆଡ଼େ ଅଛି?

   Gate ku-aa-de a-chhi?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kuaade" = where

9. ବୋର୍ଡିଂ କେବେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୁଏ?

   Bor-ding ke-be aa-ram-bha hu-e?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kebe" is the temporal interrogative "when" (distinct from "ka'na" = what); "aarambha heba" = to begin

10. ଡ୍ୟୁଟି-ଫ୍ରି ଦୋକାନ କୁଆଡ଼େ ଅଛି?

    Dyu-ti-free do-kaan ku-aa-de a-chhi?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    Odia uses the English term "duty-free" directly

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