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How to Say ‘Do you have parking there?’ in Japanese

そちらに駐車場はありますでしょうか。

sochira ni chuusha jou wa ari masu deshou ka

[soh-CHEE-rah nee choo-shaa ba wah ah-ree mahss de-sho-u ka]

Phrase Breakdown

そちらに駐車場は

sochira ni chuusha jou wa

a parking lot at your place

そちら (sochira) politely means 'your place.' に marks location. 駐車場 (chūshajō) means parking lot.

Example

そちらに駐車場がありますか。

Do you have a parking lot there?

Words in this phrase

そちら

sochira

[soh-CHEE-rah]

your; that (polite)

Polite word for 'that one' or 'your side', referring to the listener.

Example

そちらのバッグ、素敵ですね。

Your bag is lovely.

に

[nee]

in; at; to

Particle indicating location or target state.

Example

手元に置きたいです。

I want to keep it at hand.

駐車

chuusha

[choo-shaa]

parking

Refers to the act of parking a vehicle.

Example

駐車が難しい。

Parking is difficult.

場

jou

[ba]

place

Denotes a location or space.

Example

静かな場所。

A quiet place.

は

[wah]

topic marker; as for

Marks 'today' as the topic. Written は but pronounced 'wa.'

Example

本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。

Thank you for giving me your time today.

ありますでしょうか。

ari masu deshou ka

is there…?

This is a very polite way to ask whether something exists. The 'shō' in deshō is long.

Example

空席はありますでしょうか。

Are there any open seats?

Words in this phrase

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

there is; have

Stem of ある, used for existence of things or to ask if something is available.

Example

パンフレットがあります。

There are pamphlets.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite ending

A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.

Example

まだありますか。

Are there still some available?

でしょう

deshou

[de-sho-u]

Is it

Used when making polite inquiries or assumptions.

Example

お荷物はこちらでよろしいでしょうか。

Is this luggage okay here?

か

[ka]

question particle

Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.

Example

行くか？

Shall we go?

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