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How to Say ‘Your boarding pass and your passport, please.’ in German

Ihre Bordkarte und Ihren Pass, bitte.

EE-re BORT-kar-teh oont EE-ren pahs BIT-teh

[EE-re BORT-kar-teh oont EE-ren pahs BIT-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: Ihre becomes Ihren before Pass because a word like der Pass changes der to den when it's the thing being asked for. Feminine Bordkarte stays Ihre.

Phrase Breakdown

Ihre Bordkarte

EE-re BORT-kar-teh

Your boarding pass

'Ihre' is the formal 'your' for the feminine noun 'Bordkarte'. Stress 'BORD'.

Example

Ihre Bordkarte liegt hier.

Your boarding pass is here.

Words in this phrase

Ihre

[EE-re]

your (formal)

Belonging to or associated with the person or people being spoken to formally.

Example

Ihre Meinung zählt.

Your opinion matters.

Bordkarte

[BORT-kar-teh]

boarding pass

The card or ticket you show to get on the plane; feminine noun (die Bordkarte).

Example

Ich habe meine Bordkarte auf dem Handy.

I have my boarding pass on my phone.

und Ihren Pass, bitte.

oont EE-ren pahs BIT-teh

and your passport, please.

'Ihren' is used because 'Pass' is masculine and the object. 'bitte' makes the request polite.

Example

Ein Ticket und Ihren Pass, bitte.

A ticket and your passport, please.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

Ihren

[EE-ren]

your

Formal masculine accusative form of 'your,' used politely with strangers.

Example

Ich finde Ihren Stil sehr elegant.

I find your style very elegant.

Pass

[pahs]

passport

An official travel document used for identification.

Example

Mein Pass ist im Rucksack.

My passport is in the backpack.

bitte

[BIT-teh]

please

Polite word used when making requests.

Example

Ich hätte gern ein Bier, bitte.

I would like a beer, please.

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