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How to Say ‘Could you give me your passport, please?’ in Italian

Mi dà il passaporto, per favore?

mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Staff at the counter will use this polite form with you. Phrasing a request as a question like this is the normal courteous way to ask, not a stiff formality.

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dà

mee dah

Could you give me

This is the formal form of 'dare', and it is polite in shops and airports. Stress falls on 'dà'.

Example

Mi dà il biglietto?

Could you give me the ticket?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun used with piacere to mean to me.

Example

Mi sembra utile: Mi piace.

It seems useful to me: I like it.

dà

[dah]

would you give / do you give

Polite form used to ask someone to give something.

Example

"dà" in "Mi dà il numero?" rende la domanda rispettosa.

"would you give" in "Mi dà il numero?" makes the question respectful.

il passaporto,

eel pahs-sah-POR-toh

the passport,

Stress POR and hold the double 's'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Il passaporto è scaduto.

The passport has expired.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

Oggi è il compleanno di Marco.

Today is Marco's birthday.

passaporto

[pahs-sah-POR-toh]

passport

An official travel document used for identification and international travel.

Example

Il passaporto è nella mia borsa.

The passport is in my bag.

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

This is the standard polite phrase. It is stressed on fa-VO-re, and your voice rises at the end for a question.

Example

Un'acqua, per favore.

A water, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please / for

Part of the polite expression per favore, meaning please.

Example

Per favore, mi mostra quella nera?

Please, can you show me that black one?

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor / please

Used with per to make a polite request: please.

Example

Il menù, per favore, grazie.

The menu, please, thank you.

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