Travel English: How to go through customs at the airport

Hi. I'm Adam. Welcome back to www.engvid.com. Today's lesson is a little bit specialized.

Hi. ako si Adan www.engvid.com aralin para ngayon ay isang maliit na bit nagdadalubhasang.

We're going to talk about going through customs at a U.S. airport, more specifically, at an airport.

Kami ay pagpunta sa makipag-usap tungkol sa pagpunta sa customs sa isang airport U.S.

Now, before I begin, why am I doing this lesson? Not too long ago, I flew... I had to go out

Ngayon, bago ako magsimula, bakit ako gumagawa ng araling ito?

of town and I had to fly through the States. I flew through Detroit, it's a big hub. In

ng bayan at ako ay upang lumipad sa pamamagitan ng States. I flew sa pamamagitan Detroit, ito ay isang malaking hub.

case you're ever flying through a hub, a hub is a central area where many flights come

kung sakaling ikaw ay lumilipad sa pamamagitan ng isang hub

and connect to other flights. And I was in line at the customs, and ahead of me was a

at kumonekta sa iba pang mga flight.

couple, they were tourists, I think. And I could see the panic on their faces when the

tourists maaari ko bang makita ang gulat sa kanilang mga mukha

custom guy... Customs guy started speaking to them and asking them questions, and they

Customs guy nagsimula sa pagsasalita sa kanila, at sila'y tinatanong,

were so nervous, and they could barely speak. And the more nervous they became, the more

ay kaya kinakabahan, at maaari nilang bahagya magsalita. At ang mas kinakabahan sila ay naging

questions they got from the customs guy. So, I want to make going through customs as easy

tanong nila nakuha mula sa customs guy. Kaya, Gusto kong gumawa ng pagpunta sa pamamagitan ng customs

as possible for you by giving you a few tips.

nagbibigay sa iyo ng ilang mga tip

First thing you have to remember when you come to the customs guys: have all your forms

ang lahat ng iyong mga form handa

completed properly. So, if you're coming into a States, you're going to be given a form,

kaya, kung ikaw ay darating sa isang States, ikaw ay pagpunta sa ay bibigyan ng isang form,

I think it's an I-94 form with all kinds of questions. Fill out everything correctly,

Sa tingin ko ito ay isang I-94 form na may lahat ng mga uri ng mga katanungan. Punan ang lahat ng tama,

properly. If you're not sure what something means, ask a flight attendant to help you,

maayos. Kung hindi ka sigurado kung ano ang nangangahulugan ng isang bagay, magtanong sa isang flight attendant upang makatulong sa iyo

they will. Fill everything before you get to customs. Have all your documents; your

Punan ang lahat ng bagay bago ka makarating sa customs. documents also

passport, your return flight ticket. If you're going as a student, have your Visa. If you're

return flight tickets ,isang mag-aaral, ang iyong Visa

going there to work, have your Visa, your work permit, whatever you need. All documents

pagpunta doon sa trabaho, magkaroon ng iyong Visa, ang iyong trabaho permit,

ready, all forms complete, ready to go.

forms haru also .

Then the most important thing that you can do when going through customs at an U.S. airport

gawin kapag pagpunta sa pamamagitan ng mga kaugalian sa isang airport U.S.

is relax. Okay? Very important to relax. Now, one thing you will notice about American customs

mamahinga .Ngayon, isang bagay na mapapansin mo

officers, they never ever smile. They will never smile. They are always going to look

kailanman ngiti

mean, and tough, and questions, questions, questions. That's their job. They're nice

ibig sabihin, at matigas .Iyan ay ang kanilang trabaho. Ang mga ito ay maganda

people. Don't think anything badly of them. They're doing their job, they want to scare

Huwag mag-isip ng anumang bagay na masama sa kanila. Ang mga ito ay gumagawa ng kanilang trabaho,

you so that you give them the information that they need.

bigyan mo sila ng mga impormasyon na kailangan nila.

So, relax. Answer all their questions quickly and as short as possible. If they ask you

a yes/no question, answer yes or no. Almost... In most cases, in 99% of the questions, don't

Kaya, mag-relaks. Sagutin ang lahat ng kanilang mga katanungan mabilis at bilang maikling hangga't maaari

say: "I don't know." You do know. You know everything that they're going to ask you.

sabihin: "Hindi ko alam." Mo alam. Alam mo ang lahat ng bagay na sila ay pagpunta sa hilingin sa iyo

Yes, no, there, there, this long, that person, done. Okay.

Oo, hindi, doon, doon, ito ang haba, na tao, tapos na.

So, they can ask you any number of questions, but here are a few of the more common questions

narito ang ilang sa mga mas karaniwang mga katanungan

that they might ask you. Okay? So, be prepared, answer them quickly, go on your way, enjoy

upang sila'y magtatanong kayo.

your vacation in the U.S.

masiyahan kayo sa inyong bakasyon sa U.S.

What is your final destination? It means: where are you going? Where is your last stop?

Ano ang iyong huling destinasyon?

So, if you're flying in to New York and then you're catching another flight to Kentucky,

Kaya, kung ikaw ay lumilipad sa sa New York at pagkatapos ikaw ay nakahahalina ng isa pang flight sa Kentucky,

your final destination is Kentucky, not New York. So, you're going to Kentucky. If you're

ang iyong huling destinasyon ay Kentucky, hindi New York. Kaya, ikaw ay pagpunta sa Kentucky. Kung ikaw ay

going to another country, so for example I was coming back to Canada. What is your final

pagpunta sa ibang bansa, kaya halimbawa ako ay babalik sa Canada. Ano ang iyong mga pangwakas na

destination? Toronto. I was just flying through the U.S.

destination? Toronto. Lamang ako ay lumilipad sa pamamagitan ng U.S.

How long will you be staying in the U.S.? Again, never say: "I don't know." You do know.

Hanggang kailan pananangisan mo ay mamalagi sa U.S.? Muli, hindi kailanman sabihin: "Hindi ko alam." Mo alam.

You have a return ticket out. If you have an open ticket, say you have... "I have a

Mayroon kang return ticket out. Kung ikaw ay may isang bukas na ticket, sabihin nating mayroon kang

one-year open ticket. I'm not sure when I'm going to go back, but within one year." Have

isang-taon na open ticket. Hindi ako sigurado kung kailan ako pagpunta sa bumalik, ngunit sa loob ng isang taon

that ticket ready to show him or her. Okay?

ipakita ang mga tiket sa punong kawal

How long will you be staying? Two days, a week, two weeks, whatever.

Gaano katagal kayo ay tumitira?

What is the purpose of your visit? Why are you here? To visit family, work or business,

bakit gusto mong bisitahin? para sa pamily ? business

tourism, vacation, or transit. Okay? I was there, just transit. Transiting. I was just

vasayscion ? transit ?

catching a flight to my next place, which is Canada. I was just here to transit. No problem.

im pansing aking susunod na flight papuntang canada

Where will you be staying? Now, this is a very important question. If you are staying

Kung saan ikaw ay naglalagi? Ngayon, ito ay isang napaka-mahalagang tanong.

in the U.S., make sure you have your hotel address ready to tell the customs officer.

maging handa na sabihin sa iyong adress kung saan ikaw ay naglalagi.

If you're staying with a friend, have your friend's address ready to tell the customs

kung your'e naglalagi sa iyong mga kaibigan, sabihin sa address ng iyong kaibigan

officer. If you're staying in a dorm, if you're a student, say the name of the school, the

Kung ikaw ay mamalagi sa isang dorm, kung ikaw ay isang mag-aaral, sabihin ang pangalan ng paaralan

dorm, have the address ready. Never say: "I don't know. I haven't figured it out yet."

dont sabihin hindi ko na alam

They want to know where to find you if they need to find you. Okay? Make sure you have

Gusto nilang malaman kung saan upang mahanap mo kung kailangan nila na hanapin ka.

an actual place to stay.

How much currency are you carrying? Or: are you carrying with you? It means: how much

Magkano pera ikaw ay nagdadala? ikaw ay nagdadala sa iyo?

cash? Traveller's cheques, they don't care. Credit card, they don't care. How much cash?

ni Traveller tseke, wala silang pakialam. Credit card, wala silang pakialam. Magkano cash?

You are allowed $10,000. Hopefully, you're not carrying $10,000 because they will take

Ikaw ay pinapayagan $ 10,000. Sana, hindi ka na nagdadala $ 10,000

you to the back, and see it, ask you more questions, etc. If you have $100, say you

ka sa likod, at makita ito, hilingin sa iyo ng karagdagang mga tanong, atbp Kung ikaw ay may $ 100, sasabihin mo

have $100, that's it.

Now, in some countries, for example, when I go somewhere and I have to go through the

Ngayon, sa ilang mga bansa, halimbawa, kapag pumunta ko sa isang lugar at kailangan kong pumunta

States, in Canada, we go through U.S. customs in Canada, so they will ask some security

Unidos, sa Canada, pumunta kami sa pamamagitan ng U.S. kaugalian sa Canada, kaya sila ay humingi ng ilang seguridad

questions. Who packed your bags? Only one answer: "I did." Sorry, if you heard that.

Sino nakaimpake ang iyong bag? Isang sagot lamang: "Ginawa ko."

I did. Nobody packed my bags. I packed my bags. That's it.

Ginawa ko. Nobody nakaimpake aking bag. Ako nakaimpake aking bag. Ayan yun.

Did anybody give you a gift? No.

Ang ibig kahit sino bigyan ka ng regalo? Hindi.

Did any...? Did you leave the bag alone at any time? Did you leave it unattended that

Nakatulong ba ang anumang ...? iwanan mo ba ang bag nag-iisa sa anumang oras?

somebody else could touch it? No. Okay? As soon as you say yes, you're going to the back,

Sa sandali na ang sinasabi mo yes, ikaw ay pagpunta sa likod,

they're opening your bag, they're looking around to make sure.

sila ay pagbukas ng iyong bag, sila ay naghahanap sa paligid upang matiyak na.

Are you carrying any guns or knives? If you are, you probably don't want to be going through

Ikaw ba ay nagdadala ng anumang baril o kutsilyo? Kung ikaw ay, ikaw marahil ay hindi nais na pagpunta sa pamamagitan ng

customs anyway, so, no.

customs, no.

Do you have anything to declare? Now, this is a very tricky question. You need to know

Mayroon ba kayong anumang idedeklara? Ngayon, ito ay isang napaka-mapaglalang tanong.

the rules. Okay? If you're bringing plants, you have to declare them. If you're bringing

Sige? Kung ikaw ay nagdadala halaman, kailangan mong ipahayag ang mga ito

more than $10,000, you must declare it. If you're bringing any meat or other food items,

Kung ikaw ay nagdadala ng anumang karne o iba pang mga item pagkain,

you must declare it. Before you travel to the U.S., get on their U.S. government website,

dapat mong ipahayag ito. Bago ka maglakbay sa U.S., kumuha sa kanilang U.S. government website,

customs website, find out what you're allowed and what you're not allowed to bring, what

customs website, malaman kung ano ang iyong pinapayagan at kung ano ang hindi ka pinapayagang upang dalhin, kung ano

you have to and what you don't have to declare. You don't want trouble later if they open

ikaw ay may sa at kung ano ang hindi mo na kailangang upang magpahayag.

your bags. Okay?

bagi. ok?

Now, they may ask you many other questions. The more nervous you are, the more questions

Ngayon, maaari silang humingi sa iyo ng maraming iba pang mga katanungan. Ang mas kinakabahan ka, ang higit pang mga tanong

they will ask you. I generally get these questions and they let me go. Okay? Everybody has a

I generally get these questions and they let me go. Okay?

different experience. Some days, they're looking for more, so they'll ask people more questions.

Ang ilang mga araw, ang mga ito ay naghahanap para sa higit pa, kaya ang mga ito ay hilingin sa mga tao higit pang mga tanong.

Some days, they will take a random search. I'll just put it here. They will just take

Ang ilang mga araw na ito, sila ay kumuha ng isang random na paghahanap. kukunin ko na lang ilagay ito dito.

somebody at random, and take them, and open their bags, and look, and let them go.

isang tao nang random, at magsisihuli sa kanila, at buksan ang kanilang mga bag, at tumingin, at sila'y pinawalan.

There's something called a secondary... A secondary questioning. If they think they

May isang bagay na tinatawag na isang pangalawang ... Ang isang pangalawang pagtatanong.

want to ask you more questions, they will take you to a room in the back, they will

gusto mong hilingin kang mga karagdagang katanungan, sila magdadala sa iyo sa isang kuwarto sa likod, sila

ask you more questions. Again, relax. If you have nothing to hide, then they have nothing

hilingin sa iyo ng mas maraming mga katanungan. Muli, mag-relaks. Kung ikaw ay may wala sa itago, at pagkatapos

to find. Okay? So don't worry about it.

Sige? Kaya huwag mag-alala tungkol dito.

So, if you're travelling through the States, remember: it's not... Don't worry about the

Kaya, kung ikaw ay naglalakbay sa pamamagitan ng mga Unidos, tandaan: ito ay hindi Huwag mag-alala tungkol sa

English. Keep your questions short and answer them quickly. You don't need full sentences.

Ingles. Panatilihin ang iyong mga katanungan maikli at sagutin ang mga ito nang mabilis

You definitely don't need perfect sentences. Answer the question, go on your way. Okay?

Ikaw talaga ay hindi kailangan perpektong pangungusap. Sagutin ang mga tanong na ito, pumunta sa iyong

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