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Key Phrases

このTシャツは、ほかの色もありますか。

kono T shatsu wa hoka no iro mo ari masu ka

Do you have this T-shirt in other colors?

赤はありますか。

aka wa ari masu ka

Do you have red?

赤と青を一枚ずつください。

aka to ao o itsu mai zutsu kudasai

Please give me one red and one blue.

Skills You'll Learn

Ask whether an item is available in other colors.

商品のほかの色があるか聞く。

shouhin no hoka no iro ga aru ka kiku

Ask if a specific color is in stock.

特定の色の在庫があるか聞く。

tokutei no iro no zaiko ga aru ka kiku

Order multiple items by color and quantity.

色と枚数を言って商品を注文する。

iro to maisuu o itsu te shouhin o chuumon suru

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are shopping in a clothing store in Japan and asking a clerk about different T-shirt colors for your family.

このTシャツは、ほかの色もありますか。

kono T shatsu wa hoka no iro mo ari masu ka

Do you have this T-shirt in any other colors?

はい、ありますよ。白と黒と青があります。

hai ari masu yo shiro to kuro to ao ga ari masu

Yes, we do. We have it in white, black, and blue.

赤はありますか。

aka wa ari masu ka

Do you have red?

赤もあります。人気ですよ。

aka mo ari masu ninki desu yo

Yes, we have red too. It’s popular.

じゃあ、赤と青を一枚ずつください。

jaa aka to ao o itsu mai zutsu kudasai

Then, please give me one red and one blue.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👉

この

kono

This

💬 [この] must come right before a noun: [このTシャツ], [この色]. You don't use it by itself for "this one" — for that, use [これ].

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👕

Tシャツ

T shatsu

T-shirt

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👉👕

このTシャツ

kono T shatsu

This T-shirt

💬 [この] has to be followed by a noun, so [このTシャツ] is a complete unit meaning "this T-shirt." Swap the noun to make new phrases like [この色] or [この店].

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🔁

ほかの

hoka no

Other

💬 [ほかの] means "other" and usually comes right before the thing you're talking about: [ほかの色], [ほかの商品]. On its own, [ほか] can mean "something else" or "the rest," but [ほかの] needs a noun after it.

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🎨

iro

Color

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🔁🎨

ほかの色

hoka no iro

Other colors

💬 Put [の] after one noun to let it describe the next one: [ほか] + [の] + [色] = "other colors." You can reuse that pattern in lots of shopping phrases, like [夏] + [の] + [服].

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📍

あります

ari masu

There is / there are

💬 [あります] is used for things existing or being available, so in shops it often means "we have it." You'll hear it for stock and options: [赤もあります] or [大きいサイズもあります].

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ka

Question particle

💬 Put [か] at the end to turn a statement into a question: [あります] → [ありますか]. In careful speech, you often don't need rising intonation because [か] already marks it.

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❔🫵👋

ありますか。

ari masu ka

Do you have...?

💬 [ありますか] is a very reusable shop pattern for asking whether something is available. You can put the item before it: [赤はありますか] or [大きいサイズはありますか].

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