How to Say ‘I have a little nausea’ in Japanese
吐き気が少しあります
hakike ga sukoshi ari masu
[ha-KEE-keh gah soo-koh-shee ah-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: To say you have a symptom, use が + あります: 熱があります "I have a fever".
Phrase Breakdown
吐き気が
hakike ga
nausea (as the subject)
吐き気 (hakike) means 'nausea'. が marks it as the subject.
吐き気がします。
I feel nauseous.
Words in this phrase
吐き気
hakike
[ha-KEE-keh]
nausea
The feeling of wanting to vomit.
吐き気がひどいです。
My nausea is bad.
が
ga
[gah]
(subject marker)
Marks the subject being judged/understood: お前らが…
盾つくには お前らが どれほどちっぽけな存在だか分かったか。
To oppose (us), did you understand how insignificant you are?
少しあります
sukoshi ari masu
there is a little
少し (sukoshi) means 'a little' and あります (arimasu) means 'there is' or 'I have'.
時間が少しあります。
I have a little time.
Words in this phrase
少し
sukoshi
[soo-koh-shee]
a little; a bit
Means a small amount; with あと, it becomes 'just a little more'.
あと少しでゴールだった。
It was just a little more and it would have been a goal.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
Stem of あります, used for existence or possession of non-living things.
はい、あります。
Yes, I have it.
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.
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