How do you say "do you have ~?" in Japanese?

Name: One Fill-in-the-Blank Phrase Gets You Anything in a Japanese Shop
Uploaded: 2026-07-01T01:15:17Z
Duration: 27 s
Description: Learn to say 〜はありますか？ (~ wa arimasu ka?) — do you have ~?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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One Fill-in-the-Blank Phrase Gets You Anything in a Japanese Shop

To say do you have ~? in Japanese, say 〜はありますか？ (~ wa arimasu ka?).

You want something specific in a Japanese shop but don't know the word for it — one fill-in-the-blank phrase does all the heavy lifting.

〜はありますか？ ~ wa arimasu ka? do you have ~?

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In this video

袋はありますか？ Fukuro wa arimasu ka? Do you have a bag?
傘はありますか？ Kasa wa arimasu ka? Do you have an umbrella?
これはありますか？ Kore wa arimasu ka? Do you have this one?

Why this phrase

Teaches the reusable template 〜はありますか？ ('do you have ~?'): slot any word — even one you point at — in front of it. One frame, infinite uses. The highest-leverage beginner sentence for shopping.