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How to Say ‘Do you have?’ in Japanese

ありますか

ari masu ka

[ah-ree mahss kah]

💬 Usage Tip: Use [ありますか] to ask whether something exists or is available: [S席ありますか] = "Do you have S seats?" For people, you'd usually switch to [いますか] instead.

Phrase Breakdown

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

exist/have

The stem of ある, used for existence or availability of things.

Example

S席はありましたか。

Were S seats available?

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite ending

A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.

Example

まだありますか。

Are there still some available?

ka

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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