How to Say ‘Are there any children?’ in Japanese
お子様もいらっしゃいますか。
o ko sama mo irasshai masu ka
[oh koh sah-mah moh ee-rah-sshy-eye mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [いらっしゃいますか] is the polite customer-service version of [いますか]. With [も], the sentence asks whether there are children as part of the group too.
Phrase Breakdown
お子様も
o ko sama mo
children too; any children as well
お子様 is a very polite word for 'child/children.' も means 'also/too.'
お子様もいますか。
Are there children too?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to some words to sound more respectful.
お茶のおは丁寧な言い方です。
The お in お茶 is a polite way of speaking.
子
ko
[koh]
child
This kanji means child and appears in words about children.
子は子どもの意味を表します。
子 expresses the meaning of child.
様
sama
[sah-mah]
honorific suffix; Mr./Ms./honored
A respectful character used in polite expressions such as お子様 or お客様.
様はとても丁寧な表現です。
様 is a very polite expression.
も
mo
[moh]
also; too
A particle meaning also or too.
子どもも大人も来ますのもは追加の意味です。
In 'Children and adults also come,' も adds the meaning of 'also.'
いらっしゃいますか。
irasshai masu ka
do you have?; are there? (polite)
いらっしゃいます is the polite honorific form of 'to be / to exist / to have' in this context.
先生はいらっしゃいますか。
Is the teacher here?
Words in this phrase
いらっしゃい
irasshai
[ee-rah-sshy-eye]
to be present; to come; to go (honorific stem)
An honorific verb stem used politely for someone being present, coming, or going.
お客様がいらっしゃいませと言います。
We say いらっしゃいませ to customers.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending added to verbs in everyday formal speech.
行きますのますは丁寧さを表します。
The ます in 行きます shows politeness.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
A sentence-ending particle used to make a question.
行きますかのかは質問を作ります。
The か in 行きますか makes it a question.
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