How to Say ‘Yes, we have it in white, black, and blue.’ in Japanese
はい、白と黒と青がございます。
hai shiro to kuro to ao ga gozai masu
[hai shee-ROH toh koo-roh toh AH-oh ga goh-zah-ee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: ございます (gozaimasu) is the extra-polite "we have" that shop staff use with customers. You'll hear it constantly from clerks, but you'd just say あります yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
はい、白と黒と
hai shiro to kuro to
yes, white, black, and
はい (hai) means 'yes'. Pause briefly after it, then list the colors: 白 (shiro, white) と (to, and) 黒 (kuro, black) と (to, and).
はい、白と黒です。
Yes, it's white and black.
Words in this phrase
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A basic affirmative response meaning yes.
はい、来週の土曜日です。
Yes, it's next Saturday.
白
shiro
[shee-ROH]
white
Noun for the color white; often used for clothing colors.
白のシャツが好きです。
I like white shirts.
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
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.
黒のかばんが好きです。
I like black bags.
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
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 the polite shop-staff way to say 'we have'. Say 'ao ga gozaimasu'.
赤もございます。
We also have red.
Words in this phrase
青
ao
[AH-oh]
blue
Noun for the color blue; can also describe green traffic lights.
青のTシャツはありますか。
Do you have a blue T-shirt?
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
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.
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.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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