How to Say ‘May I see your passport?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me permite su pasaporte?
meh pehr-MEE-teh soo pah-sah-POHR-teh
[meh pehr-MEE-teh soo pah-sah-POHR-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: ¿Me permite...? literally asks "Do you allow me...?" and is a polite way to request something. Swap the object: ¿Me permite su pluma? "May I use your pen?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me permite
meh pehr-MEE-teh
May I have / Would you allow me
This is a polite way to ask for something, using the formal 'usted'. Stress the second syllable: per-MI-te.
¿Me permite su identificación?
May I have your ID?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me / me
Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.
Me interesa trabajar en marketing.
I am interested in working in marketing.
permite
[pehr-MEE-teh]
allow / may I have
From 'permitir'; polite way to ask someone to hand something over.
¿Me permite su boleto?
May I see your ticket?
su pasaporte?
soo pah-sah-POHR-teh
your passport?
'Su' is the formal 'your'. Stress falls on 'POR': pa-sa-POR-te.
Aquí está su pasaporte.
Here is your passport.
Words in this phrase
su
[soo]
your / its
A formal possessive used when speaking respectfully to someone about their company.
Me interesa conocer Su empresa y sus valores.
I am interested in getting to know your company and its values.
pasaporte
[pah-sah-POHR-teh]
passport
Official travel identity document.
Mi pasaporte está en la mochila.
My passport is in the backpack.
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