How to Say ‘Is there?/Do you have (any)?’ in Japanese
ありますか。
ari masu ka
[ah-ree mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] is the polite question form of [ある]. Great for checking existence: [痛いところはありますか。]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In clinics, staff may ask multiple [〜ありますか] questions quickly as part of intake.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
there is/are; have (part of あります)
あり is the stem of あります (to exist / to have). Used to ask if something exists (e.g., a problem).
わるいところがありましたか。
Was there anything wrong?
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite non-past ending (part of あります)
ます makes the verb polite. あります is standard polite speech with doctors.
しんぱいなことはありますか。
Is there anything you’re worried about?
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
か turns あります into a question: ありますか = “Is there…?”
わるいところはありますか。
Is there anything wrong?
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