How to Say ‘There is; we have’ in Japanese
ございます
gozai masu
[goh-zah-ee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [ございます] is a more polite version of [あります] for "there is / we have." You'll hear it a lot from staff in restaurants, shops, and hotels.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is standard customer-service speech, not something you need to match exactly. Customers can ask more simply, while staff often answer with [ございます].
Phrase Breakdown
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
there is; have
Polite humble form used in customer service instead of あります.
多目的トイレがございません。
There is no accessible restroom.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.
スロープがございます。
There is a ramp.
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