How to Say ‘Do you have... with you?’ in German
Haben Sie... dabei?
HAH-ben zee dah-BY
[HAH-ben zee dah-BY]
💬 Usage Tip: "Dabei" means "with you / on you." "Sie" is the formal "you."
🇩🇪 In Germany: German offices often check documents one by one, so this is a phrase you'll hear a lot.
Phrase Breakdown
Haben
[HAH-ben]
do you have
A polite form of haben used with Sie to ask whether someone has something.
Haben Sie Ihren Ausweis dabei?
Do you have your ID with you?
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal you in German, used for politeness and written with a capital letter.
Haben Sie einen Termin?
Do you have an appointment?
dabei
[dah-BY]
with you; on you
Used when asking if a person has something in their possession.
Hast du deinen Pass dabei?
Do you have your passport with you?
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