How to Say ‘There is / will be’ in Japanese
があります
ga ari masu
[gah ah-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [あります] is used for things, events, and announcements existing or happening, not for people. That's why [案内があります] means "there will be an announcement."
Phrase Breakdown
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks what exists or what the sentence is about in patterns like 案内があります.
案内がありますので、待ってください。
There will be an announcement, so please wait.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; there is
Part of あります, used for the existence of things or events.
案内がありますので、待ってください。
There will be an announcement, so please wait.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite ending
A polite verb ending used in formal everyday speech.
案内がありますので、待ってください。
There will be an announcement, so please wait.
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