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: [ありますか] asks whether something exists or whether someone has something. With experience, Japanese often says it this way: [経験はありますか] literally "as for experience, is there?"
Phrase Breakdown
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
経験はありますかと聞かれました。
I was asked, 'Do you have experience?'
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist / have
あり is from ある, used to say something exists or someone has something.
経験はありますかのありはあるの形です。
The 'ari' in keiken wa arimasu ka is a form of aru.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
ます makes the verb polite and appropriate for formal situations.
経験はありますかのますは丁寧です。
The 'masu' in keiken wa arimasu ka is polite.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
か marks the sentence as a question.
経験はありますかのかで質問になります。
The 'ka' in keiken wa arimasu ka makes it a question.
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