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How to Say ‘Do you have this in black?’ in Japanese

これの黒はありますか。

kore no kuro wa ari masu ka

[koh-reh noh koo-roh wah ah-ree mahss kah]

💬 Usage Tip: [これの黒] literally means "the black one of this," a very natural shop shortcut in Japanese. You can swap the color: [これの青はありますか。]

Phrase Breakdown

これの

kore no

Of this / for this item

Refers to this item.

Example

これの黒がいいです。

I want the black one of this.

Words in this phrase

これ

kore

[koh-reh]

this

A pronoun meaning 'this' item.

Example

これは新しい色です。

This is a new color.

no

[noh]

of

Shows relation, as in 'the black one of this'.

Example

これの写真を撮ります。

I will take a photo of this.

黒は

kuro wa

The black one

Asks specifically about the black color.

Example

黒はありますか。

Do you have black?

Words in this phrase

kuro

[koo-roh]

black

A color word meaning black.

Example

黒のかばんが好きです。

I like black bags.

wa

[wah]

topic marker

Marks black as the topic being asked about.

Example

黒はありますか。

Do you have it in black?

ありますか

ari masu ka

Do you have?

Example

これの黒はありますか。

Do you have this in black?

Words in this phrase

あり

ari

[ah-ree]

exist; have

The stem of ある, for availability of things.

Example

在庫がありました。

It was in stock.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite verb ending

A polite ending attached to verbs.

Example

黒があります。

There is a black one.

ka

[kah]

?; question marker

Makes the sentence a polite question.

Example

在庫はありますか。

Do you have it in stock?

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