Airport Customs Spanish Phrases
Airport Customs Spanish Phrases
If you travel to a Spanish speaking country you'll have to go through customs at the airport. The phrases on this page are typical Spanish phrases that would be used in customs at the airport. It's true that most of the people working in airport customs will probably know at least some Spanish, if by chance you run into someone who doesn't, or who addresses you in Spanish, you might be helped by knowing a few of the phrases below that deal with airport customs in Spanish.
The phrases and sentences below deal with topics such as answering the question what is your name?, being asked the purpose of your visit to the country, how long will you be in the country, being asked to see you passport, what do you do for a living,
- Estoy aqui de vacaciones.
- I'm here on vacation.
- ¿Como se llama?
- What is your name?
- ¿Por cuanto tiempo va a estar aqui?
- How long will you be here?
- Nesecito ver su pasaporte por favor.
- I need to see your passport please.
- More often than not you would expect to hear and use the formal Spanish address in a situation like airport customs. Be prepared to be spoken to with both ways by the officials -- but you will show respect for authority by responding with the formal address in this situation.
- ¿Tiene algo de declarar?
- Do you have anything to declare?
- No, no tengo nada de declarar.
- No, I don't have anything to declare.
- ¿Cuanto tiempo va a estar aqui?
- How long will you be here?
- Voy a estar aqui una semana.
- I will be here for one week.
- Estoy aqui por un viaje de negocios.
- I'm here on a business trip.
- ¿Cual es tu ocupación?
- What is your occupation?
- ¿Donde va a quedar Usted?
- Where will you be staying?
- ¿Que contiene esta bolsa?
- What's in this bag?
- Usted tiene que pagar impuesto.
- You have to pay a tax.
- ¿Donde esta su maleta?
- Where is your luggage?
- You can hear a few different words for luggage or bags. You can hear equipaje, bolsas, and posibly other local terms used to say luggage.