Airport & Customs

1. لطفاً پاسپورت خود را نشان دهید

   Lotfan pāsport-e khod rā neshān dahid

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Farsi is written right-to-left and follows SOV order with the verb last; "lotfan" softens the request

2. هدف از سفر شما چیست؟

   Hadaf az safar-e shomā chist?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Chist" is a contraction of "che" (what) + "ast" (is); the linking "-e" is the ezafe

3. چند شب قصد دارید بمانید؟

   Chand shab qasd dārid bemānid?

   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 in Persian

4. چیزی برای اظهار دارید؟

   Chizi barāye ezhār dārid?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Darid" is the second-person plural of "dashtan" (to have), used for the polite "you"; rising intonation makes it a question

5. چمدان من هنوز نرسیده

   Chamedān-e man hanuz naresideh

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

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

6. این بار دستی است

   In bār-e dasti ast

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Dast" = hand; adding "-i" makes the adjective "dasti" (hand-held)

7. من در حال ترانزیت هستم

   Man dar hāl-e trānzit hastam

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Dar" = in/at; "dar hal-e ..." means "in the middle of ..."

8. گیت کجاست؟

   Geyt kojāst?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

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

9. سوار شدن چه وقت شروع می‌شود؟

   Savār shodan che vaqt shoru mishavad?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Che vaqt" = when; "mishavad" is the present of "shodan" (to become), and the verb comes last

10. فروشگاه معاف از مالیات کجاست؟

    Forushgāh-e mo'āf az māliāt kojāst?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Mo'af" = exempt, "maliat" = tax; "mo'af az ..." means "exempt from ..."

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