How to Say ‘Do you feel nauseous?’ in Japanese
吐き気はありますか。
hakike wa ari masu ka
[hah-KEE-keh wah ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the doctor's standard question pattern: symptom + はありますか. Swap in 熱 for 熱はありますか "Do you have a fever?"
Phrase Breakdown
吐き気は
hakike wa
nausea (topic)
吐き気 (hakike) means 'nausea'. The 'i' in 'ki' is soft. は is pronounced 'wa': hakike wa.
吐き気は少しです。
The nausea is slight.
Words in this phrase
吐き気
hakike
[hah-KEE-keh]
nausea
The feeling of wanting to vomit.
吐き気がひどいです。
The nausea is bad.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
ありますか。
ari masu ka
do you have?
あります means 'there is' or 'to have', and か makes it a question. Say it as 'arimas ka'.
質問はありますか。
Do you have any questions?
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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