by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Do you have a pet?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Do you have a pet?
ペット飼ってる?
petto katteru
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
ペット飼ってますか?
petto kattemasuka
- Do you have …? = あなたは … 飼ってる? anatawa … katteru
- a pet = ペット petto
We do not usually say “あなたは (anatawa) = you” in everyday conversation.
ペット
a pet
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あなたは 飼ってる?do you have?