How to Say ‘Do you have it? / Is there?’ in Japanese
ありますか
ari masu ka
[ah-ree mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] asks if something exists/you have it. For symptoms: [ねつはありますか].
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a polite, neutral way to ask personal health questions—common in customer-facing medical settings.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
to exist; to have (polite stem)
「あり」 is the stem of 「あります」 (“there is/you have”). Used to ask if you have a symptom.
ねつはありましたか。
Did you have a fever?
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending (present)
「ます」 makes the verb polite. In 「ありますか」 it means “do you have…?”
いたみはありますか。
Do you have pain?
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
「か」 turns 「あります」 into a question: 「ありますか」 = “Do you have it?/Is there…?”
ねつはありますか。
Do you have a fever?
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