How to Say ‘I have two pieces of luggage.’ in Japanese
荷物は二つあります。
nimotsu wa futa tsu ari masu
[nee-moh-tsoo wah foo-tah-tsoo tsoo ah-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: In [荷物は二つあります], [は] marks [荷物] as the topic and is pronounced (wa), not (ha). Japanese often states the item first and then says how many there are, where English would more naturally say "I have ...".
Phrase Breakdown
荷物
nimotsu
[nee-moh-tsoo]
luggage; baggage
Bags or belongings carried by a traveler.
荷物は二つあります。
There are two pieces of luggage.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
A particle that marks the topic of the sentence.
荷物は二つあります。
As for the luggage, there are two.
二つあります
futa tsu ari masu
there are two
二つ means two things; あります is the polite form of “there is/are” for inanimate objects.
りんごが二つあります。
There are two apples.
Words in this phrase
二
futa
[foo-tah-tsoo]
two
The number two in a general counting expression.
荷物は二つあります。
There are two pieces of luggage.
つ
tsu
[tsoo]
counter ending in futatsu
Part of the native Japanese way to count two items.
荷物は二つあります。
There are two pieces of luggage.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
Verb stem meaning something exists or is present.
荷物は二つあります。
There are two pieces of luggage.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite ending attached to verbs in formal conversation.
荷物は二つあります。
There are two pieces of luggage.
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