How to Say ‘Do you have / is there’ in Japanese
ありますか
ari masu ka
[ah-ree mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] is the question form of [あります]. It politely asks if something exists or if someone has it.
🇯🇵 In Japan: You will hear this constantly in forms, counters, and clinics. It is one of the great survival verbs of daily Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
there is; have
Stem of ある, used for existence of things or asking if something is available.
住所の紙がありました。
There was an address paper/document.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Polite ending used with verbs in non-past form.
ここで待ちます。
I will wait here.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Sentence-ending particle that makes a question.
在留カードですか。
Is it a residence card?
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