IL Y A is probably the most useful expression in French.
Il y a | There is |
Il y a | There are |
It doesn’t matter if what comes next is singular or plural. In the present tense, the expression is always IL Y A.
Il y a une abeille sur la fleur. | There is a bee on the flower. |
Il y a trois biscuits dans le paquet. | There are three cookies in the package. |
IL | It |
Y | there (adverbial pronoun Y) |
A | 3rd person singular conjugation of the verb avoir |
ASK A QUESTION USING IL Y A
Est-ce qu’ | il y a | une table dans la cuisine? |
Is it that | there is | a table in the kitchen? |
Est-ce qu’ | il y a | deux lits dans la chambre? |
Is it that | there are | two beds in the bedroom? |