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How to Say ‘Do you have your passport and a photo with you?’ in German

Haben Sie Ihren Pass und ein Foto dabei?

hah-ben zee EE-ren pass oont ine FOH-toh dah-BYE

[hah-ben zee EE-ren pass oont ine FOH-toh dah-BYE]

Phrase Breakdown

Haben Sie Ihren Pass

hah-ben zee EE-ren pass

Do you have your passport

A formal question that starts with the verb. 'Ihren' (capitalised) is the formal 'your'.

Example

Haben Sie Ihren Pass hier?

Do you have your passport here?

Words in this phrase

Haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

Ihren

[EE-ren]

your (formal)

Formal 'your' used before masculine nouns in the accusative.

Example

Bitte zeigen Sie Ihren Ausweis.

Please show your ID.

Pass

[pass]

passport

Official travel and identity document.

Example

Mein Pass ist in der Tasche.

My passport is in the bag.

und ein Foto dabei?

oont ine FOH-toh dah-BYE

and a photo with you?

'dabei haben' means 'to have with you'. Stress falls on 'bei'.

Example

Hast du dein Handy dabei?

Do you have your phone with you?

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.

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Foto

[FOH-toh]

photo

A picture taken with a camera.

Example

Das Foto ist sehr scharf.

The photo is very sharp.

dabei

[dah-BYE]

with you / on you

Adverb meaning having something with you or on your person.

Example

Ich habe meinen Pass dabei.

I have my passport with me.

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