How to Say ‘We don't have it in red.’ in Japanese
赤はございません。
aka wa gozai mase n
[ah-KAH wah goh-zah-ee mah-seh n]
💬 Usage Tip: ございません (gozaimasen) is the polite "we don't have", the negative of ございます. The plain version you'd use is ありません (arimasen).
Phrase Breakdown
赤は
aka wa
red (as for)
The topic of the sentence. Say 'aka wa', with は pronounced 'wa'.
赤は人気です。
Red is popular.
Words in this phrase
赤
aka
[ah-KAH]
red
Noun for the color red.
赤のTシャツです。
It's a red T-shirt.
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.
ございません。
gozai mase n
we don't have (very polite)
The humble, polite form of ありません (there isn't). Shop staff use it with customers.
在庫はございません。
We have none in stock.
Words in this phrase
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
to be; to exist (very polite)
A very polite version of あります, often used by staff in restaurants and hotels.
駐車場がございます。
There is a parking lot.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative (part of ません)
「ませ」 is part of 「ません」, the polite negative form.
はいていません。
I haven’t vomited.
ん
n
[n]
negative ending
The final sound completing the negative polite form.
一人は魚が食べられません。
One person cannot eat fish.
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