How do you say "I have a question" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use しつもんがあります (shitsumon ga arimasu) when you want to signal politely that you want to ask something.

Chunk or pattern

• Reusable pattern: 〜 が / あります
• In practice, this often works as a polite way to announce that something exists.

Useful swaps:

• しつもんが あります
• かくにんしたいことが あります

Core words

• しつもん: question.
• あります: there is / I have.

Helper words and endings

• が: marks what exists in this sentence.

Practical note

This is useful when you want to open a question politely before asking the full thing. It gives the other person a moment to listen.