Visa & Immigration

1. Dalxiise baan ahay

   I am a tourist

   Usage

   Explains at a checkpoint that you are visiting as a tourist.

   Grammar Note

   The noun comes first with the focus particle baa: "I am a ...". Ahay is "I am". This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

2. Baasaboorkaygu waa kan

   Here is my passport

   Usage

   Said when handing your passport over at a checkpoint or immigration desk.

   Grammar Note

   Baasaboor is masculine; -kayga "my" replaces the article, and the subject form is -kaygu. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

3. Immisa maalmood ayaan joogi karaa?

   How many days can I stay?

   Usage

   Asks an officer how many days you may stay.

   Grammar Note

   The noun after immisa is plural (maalmood). Joogi karaa is "can stay". This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

4. Waraaqo noocee ah ayaan u baahan ahay?

   What documents do I need?

   Usage

   Asks an officer which documents are required.

   Grammar Note

   "Noocee ah" is "of what kind". U baahan ahay is "am in need of", written with baahan and ahay apart. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

5. Foomkan xaggee lagu buuxiyaa?

   Where do I fill in this form?

   Usage

   Asks where to complete an arrival card or application form.

   Grammar Note

   The impersonal la and ku merge into lagu. Buuxi means "fill", used for filling in a form. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

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