How to Say ‘Do you have it in red?’ in Japanese
赤はありますか。
aka wa ari masu ka
[ah-KAH wah ah-ree mahs kah]
Phrase Breakdown
赤は
aka wa
red (as for)
赤 (aka) means 'red' as a noun, and は (wa) marks it as the topic: 'aka wa'.
赤はきれいです。
Red is pretty.
Words in this phrase
赤
aka
[ah-KAH]
red
Noun for the color red.
赤が好きです。
I like red.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker; as for
A particle that marks the topic. Written は but pronounced わ.
今日は体のサイズを確認します。
As for today, I will check the body size.
ありますか。
ari masu ka
do you have?
Asks whether something is available. Raise your voice slightly on the final か.
ペンはありますか。
Do you have a pen?
Words in this phrase
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
From あります, meaning something exists or you have something. Useful for saying you have money.
千円ありました。
There was 1,000 yen.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite ending used with verb stems in present/future tense.
ケーキを買います。
I buy a cake.
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
か is placed at the end of a sentence to mark it as a question in polite Japanese.
先生ですか。
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