How to Say ‘Do you have?’ in Japanese
はありますか。
wa ari masu ka
[wah ah-ree mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] asks whether something exists or is available, so it often works as "Do you have...?" or "Is there...?" At a counter you can reuse it for availability: [窓側の席はありますか] or [英語のメニューはありますか].
Phrase Breakdown
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks the topic of the sentence. Here, it marks luggage as the topic.
お荷物はありますかと聞かれます。
I am asked, 'Do you have any luggage?'
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
From ある, meaning that something exists or that you have something.
荷物がありと言う形を学びます。
I learn the form あり used with luggage.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending used with あり to form あります.
ありますのますは丁寧です。
The ます in あります is polite.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
かがあると質問になります。
When か is there, it becomes a question.
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