How to Say ‘There is / there are’ in Japanese
があります
ga ari masu
[ga ah-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: After a list of available items, [があります] means "there are / we have." In shop talk, Japanese often uses this existence pattern where English would simply say "we have."
Phrase Breakdown
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
Particle marking what exists or what you are talking about as available.
白があります。
There is white.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
Verb stem meaning something exists or is available.
在庫がありました。
It was in stock.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite ending used with verbs.
ありますは丁寧な表現です。
Arimasu is a polite expression.
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