How to Say ‘Do you have your application form and photo?’ in Japanese
申請書と写真はありますか？
shinsei sho to shashin wa ari masu ka
[SHEEN-say show toh shah-SHEEN wah ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: と joins nouns like "and": 申請書と写真 means form and photo. It only links nouns, so don't use it to join two sentences.
Phrase Breakdown
申請書と写真は
shinsei sho to shashin wa
the application form and photo
申請書 (shinseisho) means 'application form', と means 'and', and 写真 (shashin) means 'photo'. は marks the topic.
申請書と写真を出してください。
Please submit the application form and photo.
Words in this phrase
申請
shinsei
[SHEEN-say]
application; request
A formal request submitted for approval.
申請が通りました。
The application was approved.
書
sho
[show]
document; writing
Suffix meaning a written document or form.
申請書を書きます。
I write the application form.
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。
I am interested in both marketing and sales.
写真
shashin
[shah-SHEEN]
photograph
A photo or picture taken with a camera.
写真を見せてください。
Please show me the photo.
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?
ありますか？
ari masu ka
do you have them?
A polite question asking whether something is there or whether you have it. Use a rising tone at the end.
ペンはありますか？
Do you have a pen?
Words in this phrase
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist/have
The stem of ある, used for existence or availability of things.
S席はありましたか。
Were S seats available?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite present/future ending
ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.
予約します。
I will make a reservation.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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