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How to Say ‘Do you have it?’ in Japanese

ありますか。

ari masu ka

[ah-ree mahs kah]

💬 Usage Tip: Put か at the end of a sentence and it becomes a question, no rising word order needed. ありますか on its own is the all-purpose shop question: Mサイズはありますか "Do you have a medium?"

Phrase Breakdown

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

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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