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How to Say ‘Do you have any questions?’ in Japanese

質問はありますか。

shitsumon wa ari masu ka

[sheet-SOO-mohn wa ah-ree mahs ka]

💬 Usage Tip: あります means "there is" for things, so this is literally "Are there questions?". Swap in another noun: 時間はありますか "do you have time?".

Phrase Breakdown

質問は

shitsumon wa

questions

'質問' (shitsumon) means question. 'は' is read 'wa'. The 'i' in 'shi' is almost silent: 'sh-tsu-mon wa'.

Example

質問は後でお願いします。

Please save your questions for later.

Words in this phrase

質問

shitsumon

[sheet-SOO-mohn]

question

Something you ask to get information.

Example

先生に質問します。

I ask the teacher a question.

は

[wa]

topic marker

Marks the proposed time as the topic; pronounced wa.

Example

四時半は大丈夫です。

4:30 is okay.

ありますか。

ari masu ka

are there? / do you have?

'あります' (there is) + 'か' (question). Say 'a-ri-mas ka'.

Example

時間はありますか。

Do you have time?

Words in this phrase

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

exist; there is

The stem of ある, used for inanimate things or abstract things like impressions and popularity.

Example

スポーティーな感じがあります。

There is a sporty feeling.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A polite ending for verbs in present or non-past form.

Example

空いています、だいじょうぶです。

It is available, so it’s okay.

か

[ka]

question particle

A particle used at the end of a sentence to form a question.

Example

それは大丈夫ですか？

Is that okay?

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