How to Say "Passport" in French

passeport

/pas.pɔʁ/masculine

The French word for passport is passeport.

The word refers to an official document used for foreign travel.

Meaning: official document for foreign travel (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

As a masculine noun, passeport uses the masculine indefinite article un (un passeport) or the masculine definite article le.

/pas.pɔʁ/ (2 syllables)

English speakers often mistakenly pronounce the final t in passeport because it is pronounced in English.

In French, the word port in passeport refers to a harbor, rather than the modern English sense of carrying something.
In French, the word passeport can be used figuratively to describe any credential or quality that grants someone easy access to a particular social circle or career.
Historically, a passeport was not a small booklet but a letter of passage issued by a sovereign to allow a traveler to pass through a territory safely.

Où est ton passeport ?
Where's your passport?
This sentence is useful for asking for the location of a passeport.
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Il sortit son passeport.
He took out his passport.
This sentence describes the action of someone taking out their passeport.
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Je n'ai pas de passeport.
I don't have a passport.
This sentence is useful for stating that you do not possess a passeport.
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Chloé and Gabriel are at the airport check-in counter.

Chloé

As-tu ton passeport avec toi ?
Do you have your passport with you?
Gabriel

Oui, mon passeport est dans mon sac.
Yes, my passport is in my bag.
Chloé

Donne-le moi pour l'enregistrement, Gabriel.
Give it to me for the check-in, Gabriel.
Gabriel

Le voilà, tiens.
Here it is, here.

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