How to Say ‘Do you have’ in German
Haben Sie
HAH-ben zee
[HAH-ben zee]
💬 Usage Tip: [Sie] takes the same verb form as [sie] (they): [haben], not [hast]. The same pattern appears in [Kommen Sie?] and [Fliegen Sie heute?]
🇩🇪 In Germany: At check-in, this usually means checked baggage, not your backpack or handbag. Staff are asking what should go in the hold.
Phrase Breakdown
Haben
[HAH-ben]
have
A form of haben used with the formal you.
Haben Sie Ihren Reisepass dabei?
Do you have your passport with you?
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal you, used for polite conversation with strangers or staff.
Sie können jetzt zum Gate gehen.
You can go to the gate now.
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