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How to Say ‘May I see your passport and the contract, please?’ in German

Darf ich bitte Ihren Pass und den Vertrag sehen?

darf ikh BIT-eh EE-ren pass oont dayn fer-TRAHK ZAY-en

[darf ikh BIT-eh EE-ren pass oont dayn fer-TRAHK ZAY-en]

💬 Usage Tip: With darf ich, the action word goes to the very end: Darf ich hier warten? "May I wait here?".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Officials will want originals, not photocopies. Have your passport and contract out and ready when you sit down.

Phrase Breakdown

Darf ich bitte

darf ikh BIT-eh

May I please

A polite way to ask for permission. 'Darf' comes from 'dürfen' (may / to be allowed to).

Example

Darf ich bitte telefonieren?

May I please make a phone call?

Words in this phrase

Darf

[darf]

may / am allowed to

A polite modal verb used to ask permission.

Example

Bevor ich nach der Unternehmenskultur frage, sage ich: Darf ich fragen?

Before I ask about company culture, I say: May I ask?

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bitte

[BIT-eh]

please

Polite word for requests.

Example

Einen Moment, bitte.

One moment, please.

Ihren Pass

EE-ren pass

your passport (formal)

'Ihren' is the formal 'your' in the accusative case. 'Pass' has a short 'a'.

Example

Zeigen Sie mir Ihren Pass.

Show me your passport.

Words in this phrase

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 den Vertrag sehen?

oont dayn fer-TRAHK ZAY-en

and see the contract?

'den Vertrag' is the contract in the accusative case. The verb 'sehen' goes at the end. 'Vertrag' starts with an 'f' sound.

Example

Ich möchte den Vertrag sehen.

I would like to see the contract.

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.

den

[dayn]

the (masculine accusative)

Article for a masculine noun as direct object.

Example

Ich sehe den Mann.

I see the man.

Vertrag

[fer-TRAHK]

contract

A masculine noun for a written agreement, e.g. a work or rental contract.

Example

Ich habe den Vertrag unterschrieben.

I signed the contract.

sehen

[ZAY-en]

see

Verb 'sehen'; 'sich wiedersehen' means to see each other again.

Example

Sehen wir uns morgen?

Will we see each other tomorrow?

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