How to Say ‘I have something to discuss.’ in Japanese
ご相談があります。
go soudan ga ari masu
[goh soh-dahn gah ah-ree mahss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: [ご相談があります。] is a useful soft way to raise an issue with a boss instead of sounding blunt or demanding. It signals "I'd like to discuss something" rather than jumping straight into the problem.
Phrase Breakdown
ご相談
go soudan
consultation; advice; matter to discuss
ご is a polite prefix. 相談 means consultation or discussing a problem.
ご相談をお願いします。
I’d like to ask for your advice.
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
Makes the following noun sound more polite and respectful.
ご相談がありますので、お時間をください。
I have a consultation matter, so please give me some time.
相談
soudan
[soh-dahn]
consultation; discussion
A request to talk something over, often used politely in work or formal situations.
相談の内容はあとで説明します。
I will explain the content of the consultation later.
があります
ga ari masu
there is; I have
Used to say that something exists or that you have something, here 'a matter to discuss.'
時間があります。
I have time.
Words in this phrase
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks what exists or what the sentence is about in existence statements.
予定が変わりました。
The schedule changed.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
to exist; to have (polite stem)
Used to say that something exists or that one has something to mention.
確認したい点がありまして、連絡しました。
I contacted you because there is a point I would like to confirm.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A common ending that makes the sentence polite.
明日また電話します。
I will call again tomorrow.
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