Airport & Customs

1. Pasaportniykita rikuchiway.

   Pa-sa-port-niy-ki-ta ri-ku-chi-way.

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Quechua follows SOV word order

2. Imapaqmi hamunki?

   I-ma-paq-mi ha-mun-ki?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Imapaq" = ima (what) + -paq (for), "for what purpose"

3. Hayk'a tutatam qhipakunki?

   Hay-k'a tu-ta-tam qhi-pa-kun-ki?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Hayk'a" means "how many"; the ejective k' is part of the word, and dropping the apostrophe gives a different word. The apostrophe belongs only to ejective stops (p' t' ch' k' q'), never to n

4. Willanapaq ima tiyanchu?

   Wil-la-na-paq i-ma ti-yan-chu?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "-na" turns a verb into an action noun (the same formation as qatipana and mikhuna), "-paq" means "for", and "-chu" is the yes/no question suffix

5. Maletay mana chayamunñachu

   Ma-le-tay ma-na cha-ya-mun-ña-chu

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Mana" = not

6. Kay makis apakunan maletan

   Kay ma-kis a-pa-ku-nan ma-le-tan

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Maki" = hand

7. Ñuqa transit nisqapim kani

   Ñu-qa tran-sit nis-qa-pim ka-ni

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "-pi" is a locative suffix

8. Maypin puerta?

   May-pin puer-ta?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Maypim" = where

9. Imaypichari qallariqqa?

   I-may-pi-cha-ri qal-la-riq-qa?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Imaypi" = when

10. Maypin duty-free tienda?

    May-pin du-ty-free ti-en-da?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    Spanish/English term is used

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