There is, there are
In this Italian grammar lesson, we take a brief look at "c'è" and "ci sono"!
Ye, you read that right. Brief because this is - in my personal opinion - a very simple topic, and I am sure that you will grasp it straight away! ;)
My motto when teaching is "show - if possible -, don't tell!".
This is exactly why you have two images below.
I want you to try and figure out the meaning and differences between the two sentences which describe each picture, before reading the grammar explanation further down ;)
What do you notice? 😉
"C'è una farfalla!"
"Ci sono due gatti"
We use c'è when we talk about one person, one thing, one living being, or one idea.
✅ C'è + singular noun
We use ci sono when we talk about more than one person/thing/living being/idea.
✅ Ci sono + plural noun
Examples:
C'è una pizza sul tavolo. 🍕 → There is a pizza on the table.
Ci sono molte pizze sul tavolo. 🍕🍕 → There are many pizzas on the table.
Simple, right? It isss!! 😉
Click down here to practice this grammar topic with my online exercise!
