How to Say ‘Please give me your passport.’ in Traditional Chinese
麻煩給我您的護照。
má fán gěi wǒ nín de hù zhào
[mah-fahn gay waw nin de hùzhào]
💬 Usage Tip: 您 (nín) is the polite form of 你 "you". Staff use it with customers, and it's the word to use with strangers in any service situation.
Phrase Breakdown
麻煩給我
má fán gěi wǒ
please give me
麻煩 is a polite 'may I trouble you'. When two third tones meet in 給我, 給 changes to a rising tone.
麻煩給我一杯水。
Could you please give me a glass of water?
Words in this phrase
麻煩
má fán
[mah-fahn]
to trouble; to bother; please
Often used politely before asking someone to do something, similar to 'please' or 'sorry to trouble you.'
麻煩你帶我去座位。
Please take me to my seat.
給
gěi
[gay]
to give
Verb meaning to give/hand something to someone; pattern: 給 + person + thing.
我給你一個紅包，裡面有壓歲錢。
I’m giving you a red envelope; there’s New Year’s money inside.
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A first-person pronoun meaning I or me.
我想買一件藍色的T恤。
I want to buy a blue T-shirt.
您的護照。
nín de hù zhào
your passport
您 is the polite form of 'you', and 的 marks possession. 護照 means 'passport'.
這是您的護照嗎？
Is this your passport?
Words in this phrase
您
nín
[nin]
you (polite)
A respectful form of addressing someone, often used in formal situations.
您好，歡迎來到我們的公司。
Hello, welcome to our company.
的
de
[de]
possessive particle
Indicates possession, similar to the English possessive 's.
這是我的電話。
This is my phone.
護照
hù zhào
[hùzhào]
passport
Official travel document showing your identity and nationality.
我的護照不見了。
My passport is missing.
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