How to Say ‘I have an announcement.’ in Japanese
知らせがあります。
shirase ga ari masu
[shee-rah-seh gah ah-ree mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally, this is 'There is an announcement.' In context, it often means 'I have an announcement.' Japanese loves context magic.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a very typical phrase in meetings, classrooms, and group activities. It sounds polite and organized.
Phrase Breakdown
知らせ
shirase
[shee-rah-seh]
news; notice; information
A message or announcement. In this sentence, it means there is some news.
知らせがありますと言われました。
I was told, There is some news.
があります
ga ari masu
there is; there exists
Used to say that something exists or is available.
新しい知らせがあります。
There is new information.
Words in this phrase
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Shows that 知らせ is the thing being talked about as existing.
知らせがありますのがは知らせを示します。
In shirase ga arimasu, ga points to shirase.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; there is; have
Polite stem of ある. Used to say that something exists or is available.
問題がありました。
There was a problem.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the verb formal and polite.
知らせがありますのますは丁寧です。
The masu in shirase ga arimasu is polite.
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