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How to Say ‘Do you have a window seat?’ in Japanese

窓側の席はありますか。

madogawa no seki wa ari masu ka

[mah-doh-gah-wah noh seh-kee wa ah-ree mahs ka]

Phrase Breakdown

窓側の席は

madogawa no seki wa

as for a window seat

窓側の席 means 'window seat,' and は (wa) marks it as the topic.

Example

窓側の席は人気です。

Window seats are popular.

Words in this phrase

窓側

madogawa

[mah-doh-gah-wah]

window side

A seat location next to the window, often preferred for the view.

Example

窓側をお願いします。

Window-side seating, please.

の

[noh]

of; linking particle

Connects 'usual' to 'road.'

Example

いつもの道を使いたいです。

I'd like to use the usual road.

席

seki

[seh-kee]

seat

A seat or seating section at a venue.

Example

前の方の席はありますか。

Are there seats toward the front?

は

[wa]

topic marker

Marks what the sentence is about, often translated as 'as for.'

Example

これはいいです。

As for this, it is good.

ありますか。

ari masu ka

is there / do you have?

A polite question about availability. Raise your tone slightly on か.

Example

通路側の席はありますか。

Do you have an aisle seat?

Words in this phrase

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

exist; there is

あり is the stem of ある, used for inanimate things existing somewhere.

Example

公園の前に店がありました。

There was a shop in front of the park.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A polite ending attached to verbs in formal everyday speech.

Example

ありますは丁寧な言い方です。

Arimasu is a polite way of saying it.

か

[ka]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

これは青ですか。

Is this blue?

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