Airport & Customs

1. กรุณาแสดงพาสปอร์ตของคุณ

   Kàrúna sàdaeng pâsspòrt khǒng khun

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers when checking passports

   Grammar Note

   "Karuna" is used before verbs for polite requests. "Sadaeng + noun" = show something

2. วัตถุประสงค์ของการเยี่ยมชมของคุณคืออะไร?

   Wátthù pràsǒng khǒng kan yîam chom khǒng khun khue àrai?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question. Answer with: tourism, business, study, etc.

   Grammar Note

   "Khue arai" = "what is". Typical answers: "thong thiao" (tourism), "thurakit" (business)

3. คุณวางแผนจะพักกี่คืน?

   Khun wang phǎen jà phák kì khuen?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration. Answer with number of nights or days

   Grammar Note

   "Ki" is a question word asking "how many". "Ki khuen" = how many nights, "ki wan" = how many days

4. คุณมีสิ่งของที่ต้องแจ้งหรือไม่?

   Khun mi sìng khǒng thî tông châeng rǔe mâi?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Used at customs. Declare cash over limits, excess duty-free goods, agricultural products

   Grammar Note

   "Tong" = must/have to. "Rue mai" at the end forms a yes/no question

5. กระเป๋าของฉันยังไม่มา

   Kràpǎo khǒng chǎn yang mâi ma

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff. Have your airline baggage tag number ready

   Grammar Note

   "Yang mai + verb" = "hasn't ... yet". "Ma" = come/arrive

6. กระเป๋าใบนี้เป็นสัมภาระถือขึ้นเครื่อง

   Kràpǎo bai ní pen sǎmphará thǔe khûen khrûeang

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Thue" = carry/hold. "Khuen khrueang" = board the plane. Combined = carry-on

7. ฉันแวะต่อเครื่อง

   Chǎn wáe tò khrûeang

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration when passing through

   Grammar Note

   "Wae" = stop by. "To khrueang" = transfer planes. "Khrueang" refers to vehicles/machines

8. เกทอยู่ที่ไหน?

   Gèet yùu thîi nǎi?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask airport staff when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Yu thi nai" = "where is it". Use "[place/thing] + yu thi nai?" for any location question

9. การขึ้นเครื่องเริ่มเมื่อไหร่?

   Kan khûen khrûeang rôem mûerài?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask at the gate when you're unsure about the boarding time

   Grammar Note

   "Muerai" = when. "[Subject] + roem + muerai?" = when does [subject] start?

10. ร้านค้าปลอดภาษีอยู่ที่ไหน?

    Ráan kháa plɔ̀ɔt phaa-sǐi yùu thîi nǎi?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask airport staff or information desks after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Plot" = free from, "phasi" = tax. Thai word order is noun + modifier (opposite of English adj+noun)

11. กรุณาวางกระเป๋าตรงนี้

    Kàrúna wang kràpǎo trong ní

    Please place your bag here

    Usage

    Said by staff — at the security checkpoint while pointing at the X-ray belt or a tray, and also at check-in when asked to put your bag on the scale

    Grammar Note

    "Trong ni" pinpoints an exact spot, narrower than "thi ni" (this place); staff almost always use "trong ni" when indicating where to put something. "Karuna + verb" is the same polite instruction pattern as "Karuna sadaeng passport khong khun" (please show your passport)

12. กรุณานำของเหลวออกจากกระเป๋า

    Kàrúna nam khǒng lěo òk chàk kràpǎo

    Please take out any liquids

    Usage

    Said by staff. Thailand follows the same 100ml liquids-in-a-clear-bag rule. The same sentence with "note book" instead of "khong leo" means take out your laptop

    Grammar Note

    "Nam + object + ok" = take the object out. The verb "nam" (bring) and the directional "ok" (out) bracket the object — a typical Thai directional-complement structure. "Ok chak + place" specifies what it comes out of

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