How to Say ‘Have your passport ready too.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ten tu pasaporte listo también.
tehn too pah-sah-POHR-teh LEES-toh tahm-BYEHN
[tehn too pah-sah-POHR-teh LEES-toh tahm-BYEHN]
💬 Usage Tip: [Ten] is the command form for [tú] from [tener]: [Ten tu pasaporte listo]. For [usted], it changes to [Tenga]: [Tenga su pasaporte listo].
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Gate staff would normally use the [usted] version with passengers: [Tenga su pasaporte listo]. The [tú] version here sounds friendly or informal, more like between travelers.
Phrase Breakdown
Ten
[tehn]
have / keep
Informal command telling someone to keep something prepared.
Por favor, ten tu boleto a la vista.
Please, keep your ticket visible.
Tu pasaporte listo
too pah-sah-POHR-teh LEES-toh
your passport ready
Tells someone to have their passport prepared and easy to show.
Ten tu pasaporte listo para el control.
Have your passport ready for security/control.
Words in this phrase
tu
[too]
your
Informal singular word showing possession.
Ten tu identificación junto al pase de abordar.
Keep your ID next to the boarding pass.
pasaporte
[pah-sah-POHR-teh]
passport
Travel document needed for international boarding and identification.
Revisa si tu pasaporte está vigente antes del viaje.
Check whether your passport is valid before the trip.
listo
[LEES-toh]
ready
Prepared to be used or shown without delay.
Deja tu equipaje y ten el documento listo.
Set down your luggage and have the document ready.
También.
tahm-BYEHN
also / too
Adds another item to the instruction.
Trae tu identificación también.
Bring your ID too.
Words in this phrase
también
[tahm-BYEHN]
also / too
Used to add one more thing to remember or do.
Lleva tu pase de abordar y tu identificación también.
Bring your boarding pass and your ID too.
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