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How do you ask a shop 'Do you have a map?' in Japanese?

Sumimasen. Chizu wa arimasu ka. (すみません。地図はありますか。)

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  1. Sumimasen. Chizu wa arimasu ka. (すみません。地図はありますか。) ✔
  2. Sumimasen. Chizu wa doko desu ka. (すみません。地図はどこですか。)
  3. Sumimasen. Chizu wa ikura desu ka. (すみません。地図はいくらですか。)

Why: Arimasu ka means 'is there' or 'do you have'. The wrong choices ask where the map is and how much it costs, which are not the same question.

Huh, didn't know that: NHK's shop example is asking for omamori, Japanese lucky charms: 'Omamori wa arimasu ka.'

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Answer: Sumimasen. Chizu wa arimasu ka. (すみません。地図はありますか。). Arimasu ka means 'is there' or 'do you have'. The wrong choices ask where the map is and how much it costs, which are not the same question.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 11 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/11.html
    Sumimasen. Chizu wa arimasu ka. Excuse me. Do you have a map?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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