Airport & Customs

1. Sila tunjukkan pasport anda

   Si-la tun-juk-kan pas-port an-da

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Malay follows SVO word order

2. Apakah tujuan lawatan anda?

   A-pa-kah tu-juan la-wat-an an-da?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Apakah" = what is

3. Berapa malam anda merancang untuk tinggal?

   Be-ra-pa ma-lam an-da me-ran-cang un-tuk ting-gal?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Berapa" = how many

4. Adakah anda mempunyai sesuatu untuk diisytiharkan?

   A-da-kah an-da mem-pu-nyai se-su-a-tu un-tuk di-is-yti-har-kan?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Adakah" = do you have

5. Bagasi saya belum tiba

   Ba-ga-si sa-ya be-lum ti-ba

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Belum" = not yet

6. Ini adalah beg kabin

   I-ni a-da-lah beg ka-bin

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Kabin" = cabin

7. Saya dalam transit

   Sa-ya da-lam tran-sit

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Dalam" = in

8. Di mana pintu perlepasan?

   Di ma-na pin-tu per-le-pa-san?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate. KLIA signage also calls the boarding gate "pintu perlepasan"; "pintu masuk" means "entrance" and is not used for a gate

   Grammar Note

   "Di mana" = where. "Pintu" = door, "perlepasan" = departure — airports use this spelling rather than the standard "pelepasan"

9. Bilakah waktu menaiki kapal terbang?

   Bi-la-kah wak-tu me-nai-ki ka-pal ter-bang?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate. Malaysian airports also display the English "boarding time", but this is the Malay wording

   Grammar Note

   "Bilakah" = when. Malay for airplane is "kapal terbang"; "pesawat" is the Indonesian word

10. Di mana kedai bebas cukai?

    Di ma-na ke-dai be-bas cu-kai?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Bebas cukai" = duty-free

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