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How to Say ‘Can you give me your passport?’ in Italian

Mi dà il passaporto?

mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh

[mee dah eel pahs-sah-POR-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: The accent matters. dà means "gives", while da without an accent means "from".

Phrase Breakdown

Mi dà

mee dah

Will you give me (formal)

The accent on 'dà' shows the stress: 'mee DAH'. It's a polite request.

Example

Mi dà un bicchiere d'acqua?

Could you give me a glass of water?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

dà

[dah]

(you) give (formal)

Formal 'you' or 'he/she' form of 'dare', to give.

Example

Mi dà un caffè?

Will you give me a coffee?

il passaporto?

eel pahs-sah-POR-toh

the passport?

Stress 'POR' and let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

Ha il passaporto?

Do you have the passport?

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

passaporto

[pahs-sah-POR-toh]

passport

Official travel and identity document.

Example

Ho dimenticato il passaporto.

I forgot my passport.

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