How to Say ‘Do you have your documents with you?’ in German
Haben Sie Ihre Unterlagen dabei?
HAH-ben zee EE-reh OON-ter-lah-gen dah-BYE
[HAH-ben zee EE-reh OON-ter-lah-gen dah-BYE]
💬 Usage Tip: Very common formal question. Listen for the melody: HA-ben zee EE-re OON-ter-lah-gen da-BYE?
🇩🇪 In Germany: German bureaucracy loves complete paperwork, so expect this question often.
Phrase Breakdown
Haben Sie
HAH-ben zee
do you have / have you
Polite formal question form used with 'Sie'.
Haben Sie einen Moment?
Do you have a moment?
Words in this phrase
Haben
[HAH-ben]
do you have / have
Polite question form of 'haben' used with 'Sie'.
Haben Sie heute Zeit?
Do you have time today?
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal 'you' for polite conversation.
Wie heißen Sie?
What is your name?
Ihre Unterlagen
EE-reh OON-ter-lah-gen
your documents / papers
Refers to the documents the person is expected to bring or present.
Bitte bringen Sie Ihre Unterlagen mit.
Please bring your documents with you.
Words in this phrase
Ihre
[EE-reh]
your
Formal possessive adjective used with 'Sie'.
Wo ist Ihre Jacke?
Where is your jacket?
Unterlagen
[OON-ter-lah-gen]
documents / papers
Important official papers needed for administrative tasks.
Die Unterlagen liegen auf dem Tisch.
The documents are on the table.
dabei
[dah-BYE]
with you / on you
Means you have something with you right now.
Haben Sie Ihren Ausweis dabei?
Do you have your ID with you?
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