How to Say ‘Is there? / do you have?’ in Japanese
ありますか
ari masu ka
[ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] is the polite question form of [あります], used for existence or availability of things.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase shows up everywhere in stores: stock, services, bags, receipts, and more.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist / have
From ある, used for things existing or being available.
袋がありました。
There was a bag.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Makes a verb polite and suitable for store conversations.
あります。
There is / I have it.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
ありますか。
Is there?
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