How to Say ‘Are there any?’ in Japanese
ありますか。
ari masu ka
[ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか。] is a polite question meaning “Are there any?” It often finishes questions about things or problem areas.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often builds polite questions in pieces, so hearing short fragments like this is normal in real conversations.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
From ある, meaning “to exist” or “to have.”
質問があり ますか。
Do you have a question?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Makes the verb polite.
時間がありますか。
Do you have time?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Turns the sentence into a polite question.
大丈夫ですか。
Are you okay?
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