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Essential Italian Expressions
| Meaning | there is | there are | |
| Register | normal | ||
| Pronunciation |  |
[chay] | [chee soh noh] |
| IPA | [tʃe] | [tʃi ‘so no] | |
Usage notes: There are few expressions more useful than c’è and ci sono, the Italian equivalents of "there is" and "there are."
C’è is the contraction of ci (there) and è (is), from essere (to be). It’s used to introduce a singular noun.
Per esempio…
| C’è un albero di mele nel giardino. | There’s an apple tree in the garden. | |
| C’è un problema? | Is there a problem? |
When introducing a plural noun, essere is conjugated for third person plural and there is no contraction: ci sono.
Per esempio…
| Ci sono molte farfalle. | There are a lot of butterflies. | |
| Non ci sono problemi. | There aren’t any problems. |
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