How to Say ‘Do you have’ in Japanese
はありますか
wa ari masu ka
[wah ah-ree mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [はありますか] asks whether something exists or whether you have it. Attach it to a noun: [パスポートはありますか].
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a common office question because staff often check documents one by one.
Phrase Breakdown
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks the topic of the sentence; pronounced wa here.
パスポートはありますか。
Do you have your passport?
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
Stem of あります, used for existence or possession of non-living things.
コピーがありました。
There was a copy.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A polite verb ending often used in formal speech.
書類があります。
There are documents.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
在留カードはありますか。
Do you have a residence card?
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