1.2.1 What Is Your Contact Information?

かいとさん、
メールアドレスが
ありますか？
Kaito-san,
meeru adoresu ga
arimasu ka?

​はい、あります。わたしのメール
アドレスは　Kaito123@gmail.comです。
Hai, arimasu. Watashi no meeru
adoresu wa Kaito@gmai.com desu.

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Asking If Someone Has Something in Japanese

OOさん、
OOが　ありますか？
....-san,
..... ga arimasu ka?

​（＋）はい、
あります
Hai, arimasu

​ノート：あります arimasu is only used to express the existence of non-living things (like objects, contacts, apps) to say
"I have / There is". The negative form of あります arimasu is ありません arimasen.
Verb with ending ～ます ...masu is positive and ～ません ...masen is negative.

✅ Example Question:

OOさん、OOが　ありますか？ー ....-san, ....ga arimasu ka?
("Do you have OO, [name]-san?")

Just choose what you're asking about from the word bank below 👇

​💬 How to Answer:
はい、あります。 Hai, arimasu ✅ — "Yes, I have it."
いいえ、ありません。Iie, arimasen ❌ — "No, I don’t have it."

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Asking Someone's Contact Information

​OOは
なんですか？
.... wa nan desu ka?

​OOを
おしえてください
.... o oshiete
kudasai

​❓ OOは　なんですか？
　　.... wa nan desu ka?

➡️ "What is (your) OO?"
Use this when you don’t know what something is and want to ask for an explanation.

📌 Example:
ラインのIDは　なんですか？
Rain no aidi (ID) wa nan desu ka?
(What is (your) LINE ID?)

🙏 OOを　おしえてください。
　　.... o oshiete kudasai

➡️ "Please tell me (your) OO."
This is a polite way to ask someone to tell you something.

📌 Example:
インスタを　おしえてください。
Insuta o oshiete kudasai.
(Please tell me your Instagram.)

​🧠 ノート: 【おしえてください ー oshiete kudasai】 means “Please teach me” or “Please tell me.” It’s polite and used when you want to ask for information. Also, 【わたしの ー watashi no】 means "my"

​わたしの　OOは
OOです
Watashi no .... wa .... desu.
My .... is ....

の (no) — The "Possession" or "Belonging" Particle

​PLEASE REMEMBER
おぼえてください
Oboete kudasai

​🔵 What does の no mean?
The particle の no connects two nouns. It shows who something belongs to or what something is related to. Think of it like ....’s in English!

​💡 Simple Formula:

​Aの　B
A no B

= B that belongs to A
= A's B

​💡Examples with “は wa 〜です desu” Sentences

​_ _ _の _ _ _は ​_ _ _です
[owner] no [item/thing] wa [description] desu
....'s .... is ....

​ははの　なまえは　さくらです
Haha no namae wa Sakura desu
My mom’s name is Sakura
Haha no = mom's
Namae = name
Desu = is

けいさんの　いぬは　おおきいです
Kei-san no inu wa ookii desu
Takeshi’s dog is big.
Kei-san no = Kei's
Inu = dog
Ookii = big

わたしの　ともだちは　けんさんです
Watashi no tomodachi wa Ken-san desu
My friend is Ken
Watashi no = My
Tomodachi = Friend
Ken-san = Ken

Speaking Practice

りんさん：ひろさん、ラインの　IDが　ありますか。
Rin-san: Hiro-san, LINE no ID ga arimasu ka.

ひろさん：いいえ、ありません。
Hiro-san: Iie. arimasen.

りんさん：じゃあ、メールアドレスを　おしえてください。
Rin-san: Jyaa, meeru adoresu o oshiete kudasai.

ひろさん：はい。わたしの　メールアドレスは　oshinoshi123@ABC.comです。
Hiro-san: Hai. Watashi no meeru adoresu wa oshimoshi ichi ni san atto ABC dottokomu desu.

​✅「じゃあ ー Jyaa」 = "Well then..." / "In that case..." / "Okay, so..."