There is, there are
There is እና there are ("አለ / አሉ")
Say what is in a place and ask if something is there.
How it works
Use there is and there are to say that something exists or is in a place.
አንድ ነገር መኖሩን ወይም የሆነ ቦታ መኖሩን ለመናገር there is እና there are እንጠቀማለን።
One or many? · አንድ ወይስ ብዙ?
There is a bank on this street. (one)
በዚህ መንገድ ላይ ባንክ አለ።
There are two banks on this street. (many)
በዚህ መንገድ ላይ ሁለት ባንኮች አሉ።
Is there a pharmacy near here? / There isn't any milk.
እዚህ አጠገብ መድኃኒት ቤት አለ? / ወተት የለም።
Amharic puts አለ / አሉ at the end. English puts there is / there are at the start.
አማርኛ "አለ / አሉ"ን መጨረሻ ላይ ያስቀምጣል፤ እንግሊዝኛ ግን there is / there are ን መጀመሪያ ላይ።
Examples
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There is a café next to my office.
ከቢሮዬ አጠገብ ካፌ አለ።
There are thirty students in my class.
ክፍሌ ውስጥ ሠላሳ ተማሪዎች አሉ።
There is no water today.
ዛሬ ውሃ የለም።
Are there any taxis here?
እዚህ ታክሲዎች አሉ?
Yes, there are.
አዎ፣ አሉ።
There isn't a hospital in our village.
በመንደራችን ሆስፒታል የለም።