How to Say ‘Is there a good place?’ in Japanese
いいお店、ありますか。
ii o mise ari masu ka
[ee-ee oh MEE-seh ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech the little word that marks the subject, が, is often dropped. The comma marks the pause where it would go.
Phrase Breakdown
いいお店、
ii o mise
a good restaurant/shop
いい (ii) means 'good', with a long 'ii'. お店 (omise) means 'shop' or 'restaurant'.
ここはいいお店です。
This is a good restaurant.
Words in this phrase
いい
ii
[ee-ee]
good; nice
A common adjective used to show approval or a positive impression.
その考えはいいですね。
That idea is nice.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
店
mise
[MEE-seh]
shop; restaurant
General word for a store or eating place; often used with お for politeness.
この店はおいしいです。
This restaurant is delicious.
ありますか。
ari masu ka
is 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
The stem of ある, used for existence or availability of things.
S席はありましたか。
Were S 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
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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