How to Say ‘May I please see your passport?’ in German
Darf ich bitte Ihren Reisepass sehen?
darf ikh BIT-tuh EE-ren RY-zeh-pass ZAY-en
[darf ikh BIT-tuh EE-ren RY-zeh-pass ZAY-en]
💬 Usage Tip: After [darf ich ... sehen], [Ihr] changes to [Ihren] before a masculine word like [Reisepass]. Compare [Ihr Reisepass] but [Darf ich bitte Ihren Reisepass sehen?]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a standard check-in request for ID. In practice, many staff will also accept you simply handing it over when they ask, without answering in full.
Phrase Breakdown
Darf ich bitte
darf ikh BIT-tuh
May I please
A polite way to ask permission or request something.
Darf ich bitte fragen?
May I please ask?
Words in this phrase
Darf
[darf]
may
Polite modal verb used to start a formal request.
Darf ich Ihre Bordkarte kontrollieren?
May I check your boarding pass?
ich
[ikh]
I
First-person pronoun used by the speaker.
ich brauche einen Moment für das System.
I need a moment for the system.
bitte
[BIT-tuh]
please
Used to make the request sound polite.
Warten Sie bitte hier.
Please wait here.
Ihren Reisepass
EE-ren RY-zeh-pass
your passport
Formal possessive form used when speaking politely to one person.
Ich brauche Ihren Reisepass.
I need your passport.
Words in this phrase
Ihren
[EE-ren]
your
Formal 'your' for a masculine object in the accusative case.
Haben Sie Ihren Koffer schon gewogen?
Have you already weighed your suitcase?
Reisepass
[RY-zeh-pass]
passport
Travel document needed for identification and international travel.
Ohne Reisepass können Sie nicht einchecken.
Without a passport you cannot check in.
sehen
[ZAY-en]
see
Verb used here to mean viewing or checking a document.
Ich muss das Visum auch sehen.
I also need to see the visa.
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