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How to Say ‘Do you have a reservation?’ in Japanese

ご予約はありますか？

go yoyaku wa ari masu ka

[goh yoh-yah-koo wah ah-ree mahs ka]

💬 Usage Tip: ご is a politeness prefix like お, used here because staff are talking about your reservation. You'd drop it for your own: 予約 (yoyaku) on its own.

Phrase Breakdown

ご予約は

go yoyaku wa

a reservation (topic)

予約 (yoyaku) means 'reservation'. ご is a polite prefix. Here, は is pronounced 'wa'.

Example

ご予約はお済みですか？

Have you made a reservation?

Words in this phrase

ご

[goh]

polite prefix (adds respect)

Honorific prefix used to make a noun more polite. Common in neighbor-related phrases to sound considerate.

Example

ご近所の方には、いつでも言ってくださいと伝えました。

I told the neighbors, “Please tell me anytime.”

予約

yoyaku

[yoh-yah-koo]

reservation; booking

Used when booking or reserving something in advance.

Example

コンサートの予約をしたいです。

I want to make a reservation for the concert.

は

[wah]

topic marker; as for

Marks 'today' as the topic. Written は but pronounced 'wa.'

Example

本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。

Thank you for giving me your time today.

ありますか？

ari masu ka

do you have?

A polite question form of ある (aru), meaning 'to have' or 'to exist'. Raise your pitch slightly on 'ka'.

Example

時間はありますか？

Do you have time?

Words in this phrase

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

there is; have

Stem of ある, meaning something exists or is available.

Example

入口はスロープがあり安心です。

There is a ramp at the entrance, so it is reassuring.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite non-past ending

ます makes the expression polite and suitable for customers and service staff.

Example

水をお願いし、ます。

Water, please.

か

[ka]

question particle

Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.

Example

行くか？

Shall we go?

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