passaporto
/ˌpas.saˈpɔr.to/masculine
The Italian word for passport is passaporto.
passaporto refers to the official document used for foreign travel. You can use related phrases such as controllo passaporti for passport control or foto per il passaporto for a passport photo. If you need to report that you lost it, you can say Ho perso il passaporto.
Meaning: official document for foreign travel (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word passaporto is a cognate of the English word 'passport'. It is derived from the combination of passare (to pass) and portare (to carry).
How does it change in a sentence?
passaporto is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable. The IPA transcription is /ˌpas.saˈpɔr.to/.
Did you know?
- If you need to renew your document, you would head to the questura, which is the local police headquarters, rather than a simple post office.
- Within the European Union, Italians often use the carta d'identità (ID card) instead of a passaporto for travel between member states.
- In formal Italian bureaucracy, you might encounter the phrase rilascio del passaporto, where rilascio means 'issuance' but literally translates to 'release'.
Examples in context
- Ho il mio passaporto.I have my passport.This sentence is useful for stating that you have your passaporto.Tatoeba #1251798 by Guybrush88, translation #35271 by CK
- Ha il suo passaporto?Do you have your passport?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has their passaporto.Tatoeba #2256555 by Guybrush88, translation #35279 by CK
- Tu hai un passaporto?Do you have a passport?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has a passaporto.Tatoeba #4508964 by Guybrush88, translation #4497938 by CK
- Ho bisogno di rinnovare il mio passaporto.I need to renew my passport.
- Mi scusi, non ho il mio passaporto con me.Excuse me, I don't have my passport with me.
- È necessario presentare il passaporto all'ingresso.It's necessary to present the passport at the entrance.
- Devo andare al controllo passaporti.I need to go to passport control.
- Mi scusi, posso avere il suo numero di passaporto?Excuse me, can I have your passport number?
- Devo fare le foto per il passaporto.I need to take passport photos.
- Ho perso il mio passaporto!I lost my passport!
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Example conversation
Martina and Alessandro are checking their bags before a flight.
- MartinaHai preso il passaporto, Alessandro?Did you take the passport, Alessandro?
- AlessandroSì, è nello zaino.Yes, it is in the backpack.
- MartinaControlla che il passaporto sia valido.Check that the passport is valid.
- AlessandroSì, scade tra due anni.Yes, it expires in two years.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “passport” translations and entries passaporto, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
