Vietnamese phrase
How to say “I lost my passport.” in Vietnamese
“I lost my passport.” in Vietnamese is
Tôi bị mất hộ chiếu.
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Chào bạn, tôi bị mất hộ chiếu rồi.
Hello, I have lost my passport.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Tôi (I) + bị (unfortunate passive marker) + mất (lose) + hộ chiếu (passport)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Lost Passport Protocol situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Bạn có bản sao hay ảnh chụp hộ chiếu không?Do you have a copy or a photo of the passport?
- Tốt, hãy đưa tôi xem. Tôi sẽ làm tờ khai cho bạn.Good, let me see. I will make a report for you.
- Chào bạn, tôi có thể giúp gì cho bạn?Hello, how can I help you?
- Chào anh, tôi bị mất hộ chiếu.Hello, I lost my passport.
- Tôi cần báo công an.I need to report to the police.
- Tôi nghĩ là ở trên xe taxi sáng nay.I think it was in the taxi this morning.