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

Haben Sie Ihren Pass dabei?

hah-ben zee EE-ren pass da-BY

[hah-ben zee EE-ren pass da-BY]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Always bring your passport plus any current permit to the Ausländerbehörde. Without them, staff often can't process anything, even if you have an appointment.

Phrase Breakdown

Haben Sie

hah-ben zee

Do you have

The verb comes first in a yes/no question. Say 'HAH-ben zee'.

Example

Haben Sie Kinder?

Do you have children?

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 Pass dabei?

EE-ren pass da-BY

your passport with you?

'Ihren' is the accusative of the formal 'your' (masculine). Say 'EE-ren pahss dah-BYE'.

Example

Ich habe meinen Pass dabei.

I have my passport with me.

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.

dabei

[da-BY]

with you, on you

Means having something with you at the moment.

Example

Ich habe kein Geld dabei.

I have no money on me.

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