Airport & Customs

1. 請拿護照撥我看看

   chin5 na6 wu6 tsau5 peq7 ngu6 khoe5 khoe5

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase from immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 拿…撥我看看 is "show me …"; 撥 (peq7) is "give". 護照 (wu6 tsau5) is a Shanghainese word.

2. 儂來個目的是啥？

   non6 le6 geq8 moq8 tiq7 zy6 sa5

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   A standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 目的 (moq8 tiq7) "purpose" is a Shanghainese word.

3. 儂打算住幾夜天？

   non6 tan5 soe5 zy6 ci5 ya6 thi1

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Asked at immigration about the length of stay

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 打算 "plan to" is a Shanghainese word. 夜天 counts nights, as in 三夜天.

4. 儂有啥要申報個物事伐？

   non6 yeu6 sa5 iau5 sen1 pau5 geq8 meq8 zy6 va6

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   A customs question

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 申報 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese readings. 物事 is "thing".

5. 我個行李還嘸沒到

   ngu6 geq8 ghan6 li6 we6 m6 meq8 tau5

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tells baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 嘸沒 + verb means "has not yet …". 行李 (ghan6 li6) is a Shanghainese word.

6. 搿個是手提行李

   geq8 geq8 zy6 seu5 di6 ghan6 li6

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tells airline staff at check-in or the gate

   Grammar Note

   手提行李 is carry-on luggage.

7. 我是轉機個

   ngu6 zy6 tsoe5 ci1 geq8

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 轉機 (tsoe5 ci1) "to transfer, transit" is a Shanghainese word.

8. 登機口勒啥地方？

   ten1 ci1 kheu5 leq8 sa5 di6 faon1

   Where is the boarding gate?

   Usage

   Asks where the boarding gate is

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 勒 marks location ("be at"). 登機口 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese readings.

9. 啥辰光開始登機？

   sa5 zen6 kuaon1 khe1 sy5 ten1 ci1

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Asks while waiting at the gate

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 開始 "start" is a Shanghainese word. 啥辰光 is "when".

10. 免稅店勒啥地方？

    mi6 soe5 ti5 leq8 sa5 di6 faon1

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Asks after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 免稅店 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese readings.

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