How to Say ‘Is there?; do you have?’ in Japanese
ありますか
ari masu ka
[ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [ありますか] literally asks whether something exists, but in real conversation it often means "Do you have...?" or "Is there...?" The exact English depends on what comes before it.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
The stem of ある, used for things that exist or are available.
時間がありました。
There was time.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Makes a verb polite and non-past.
本を読みます。
I read a book.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
A sentence-ending particle that turns a statement into a question.
行きますか。
Are you going?
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