How to Say ‘Do you have siblings?’ in Japanese
ごきょうだいはいますか。
go kyoudai wa i masu ka
[goh kyoh-dye wah ee mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally, "As for siblings, are there any?" This is a very natural Japanese way to ask.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a polite small-talk question in introductions, though in some settings it may feel a bit personal, depending on the person.
Phrase Breakdown
ごきょうだい
go kyoudai
siblings
A polite word for brothers and sisters together. ご adds politeness.
ごきょうだいはなんにんですか。
How many siblings do you have?
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to family-related vocabulary.
ごきょうだいはいますか。
Do you have siblings?
きょうだい
kyoudai
[kyoh-dye]
siblings
Polite word for brothers and sisters.
ごきょうだいはいますか。
Do you have siblings?
はいますか
wa i masu ka
do you have?; are there?
A polite question form asking whether someone has something or whether something exists.
ねこはいますか。
Do you have a cat?
Words in this phrase
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
ごきょうだいはいますか。
Do you have siblings?
い
i
[ee]
exist; be
Part of います, used for people or animals existing.
いもうとがいます。
I have a younger sister.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Completes the polite verb います.
ごきょうだいはいますか。
Do you have siblings?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Shows that the sentence is a question.
ごきょうだいはいますか。
Do you have siblings?
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