Airport & Customs

1. Tulung tunjukake paspor sampeyan

   Tu-lung tun-juk-ake pas-por sam-pe-yan

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Javanese follows SVO word order

2. Apa tujuane kunjunganmu?

   Apa tu-ju-ane kun-jung-an-mu?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Apa" = what

3. Pira wengi rencana sampeyan nginep?

   Pi-ra weng-i ren-ca-na sam-pe-yan ngi-nep?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Pira" = how many

4. Apa sampeyan duwe barang sing kudu dideklarasi?

   Apa sam-pe-yan du-we ba-rang sing ku-du di-de-kla-ra-si?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Apa" = yes/no question

5. Koperku durung teka

   Ko-per-ku du-rung te-ka

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Durung" = not yet

6. Iki koper tangan

   Iki ko-per tan-gan

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Tangan" = hand

7. Aku lagi transit

   A-ku la-gi tran-sit

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Lagi" = currently

8. Gate ana ngendi?

   Ga-te a-na ngen-di?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate. "Gate" is kept in English because that is what is actually posted at airports on Java, where signage is Indonesian and English; the Javanese word "lawang" means "door / entrance" and would not be understood as a boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Ngendi" = where (ngoko); the polite krama form is "pundi". Javanese has no native aviation vocabulary, so English and Indonesian terms are used at airports

9. Numpak montor mabur kapan diwiwiti?

   Num-pak mon-tor ma-bur ka-pan di-wi-wi-ti?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate. Airport announcements and displays use the English/Indonesian "boarding"; this is how you would say it in Javanese

   Grammar Note

   "Kapan" = when. "Numpak" = to get on a vehicle (numpak bis = take the bus); "montor mabur" literally "flying car" is the native Javanese word for airplane, not Indonesian "pesawat"

10. Toko duty-free ana ngendi?

    To-ko du-ty-free a-na ngen-di?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    The English term is used

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