How to Say ‘Are there any seats available?’ in Japanese
空席はありますか。
kuuseki wa ari masu ka
[koo-seh-kee wah ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] is a very common way to ask whether something exists or is available. You can reuse the pattern with other things: [チケットはありますか] or [空席はありますか].
Phrase Breakdown
空席
kuuseki
[koo-seh-kee]
empty seat / vacancy
An available seat that has not been taken yet.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist / have
あり is the stem of ある, used for existence of things.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
ます makes the statement polite.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
か turns the sentence into a question.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
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