How to Say ‘Do you have any questions?’ in Japanese
何か質問はありますか。
nani ka shitsumon wa ari masu ka
[NAH-nee kah sheet-SOO-mohn wah ah-ree mahs ka]
💬 Usage Tip: 何か (nanika) means "anything" or "something", and it turns a plain question into an open invitation. Compare 何がありますか "what is there?" with 何かありますか "is there anything?".
Phrase Breakdown
何か質問は
nani ka shitsumon wa
any questions
何か (nanika) means 'any / something'. 質問 (shitsumon) means 'question'. は is pronounced 'wa'.
何か質問はないですか。
Are there no questions?
Words in this phrase
何
nani
[NAH-nee]
some (thing)
With か it forms 何か, 'something'.
何か飲みますか。
Will you drink something?
か
ka
[kah]
some- (indefinite)
After a question word, makes it indefinite: 何か = something.
何か食べたいです。
I want to eat something.
質問
shitsumon
[sheet-SOO-mohn]
question
Something you ask to get information.
質問があります。
I have a question.
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
are there?
あります (arimasu) means 'there is'. Adding か (ka) makes it a question.
時間はありますか。
Do you have time?
Words in this phrase
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
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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