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How to Say ‘We have white, black and blue.’ in Japanese

白と黒と青がございます。

shiro to kuro to ao ga gozai masu

[shee-ROH toh koo-roh toh AH-oh ga goh-zah-ee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: と joins a complete list of nouns like "and": 赤と白 (aka to shiro) "red and white". Use it between every item, not just before the last one.

Phrase Breakdown

白と黒と

shiro to kuro to

white, black, and

白 (shiro) means white and 黒 (kuro) means black. と (to) means 'and' when you list nouns. Say it as 'shiro to kuro to'.

Example

白と黒の猫がいます。

There is a black and white cat.

Words in this phrase

白

shiro

[shee-ROH]

white

Noun for the color white; often used for clothing colors.

Example

白のシャツが好きです。

I like white shirts.

と

[toh]

and

A particle connecting nouns in a list.

Example

マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。

I am interested in both marketing and sales.

黒

kuro

[koo-roh]

black

A color word meaning black.

Example

黒のかばんが好きです。

I like black bags.

と

[toh]

and

A particle connecting nouns in a list.

Example

マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。

I am interested in both marketing and sales.

青がございます。

ao ga gozai masu

we have blue

青 (ao) means blue. ございます (gozaimasu) is a very polite way to say 'there is' or 'we have', often used by shop staff. Say 'ao ga gozaimasu'.

Example

大きいサイズがございます。

We have a large size.

Words in this phrase

青

[AH-oh]

blue

Noun for the color blue; can also describe green traffic lights.

Example

青のTシャツはありますか。

Do you have a blue T-shirt?

が

[ga]

subject marker

A particle marking the subject of the sentence.

Example

興味がある分野を教えてください。

Please tell me the field you are interested in.

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.

Example

駐車場がございます。

There is a parking lot.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

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