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How to Say ‘Your passports, please.’ in French

Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît.

voh pass-por seel eel voo pleh

[voh pass-por seel eel voo pleh]

💬 Usage Tip: [S'il] is a shortened form of [si il], so it only appears joined like this before [il]. You can reuse the full pattern in [s'il vous plaît], which is the standard polite [please].

Phrase Breakdown

Vos passeports

voh pass-por

Your passports

A polite request referring to the passengers' passports.

Example

Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît.

Your passports, please.

Words in this phrase

Vos

[voh]

your

A possessive adjective used politely before a plural noun.

Example

Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît est une demande courante au comptoir.

Your passports, please is a common request at the counter.

passeports

[pass-por]

passports

Travel documents requested during check-in.

Example

Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît est demandé avant l'embarquement.

Your passports, please is asked before boarding.

S'il vous plaît

seel eel voo pleh

Please

A polite phrase used when making a request.

Example

Un moment, s'il vous plaît.

One moment, please.

Words in this phrase

s'

[seel]

if

Part of the polite expression s'il vous plaît.

Example

Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît est une phrase polie.

Your passports, please is a polite phrase.

il

[eel]

he / it

Used inside the fixed expression s'il vous plaît.

Example

Dans Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît, il appartient à l'expression.

In Your passports, please, il belongs to the expression.

vous

[voo]

you

Used in the fixed polite expression addressing someone formally.

Example

Dans Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît, vous est une forme polie.

In Your passports, please, vous is a polite form.

plaît

[pleh]

please

Used to make the request polite.

Example

Vos passeports, s'il vous plaît est dit avec un sourire.

Your passports, please is said with a smile.

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