فيه شيء في المكان
there is / there are يخبران إن شيء موجود، مو إنك تشير له بإيدك. There is a mosque near here. فيه مسجد قريب. There are two shops on this street.
لا تترجم «هناك» في أول كل جملة إذا تقصد الإشارة. للإشارة استخدم this/that. للوجود استخدم there is.
واحد أو أكثر
مفرد أو اسم لا يُعدّ بسهولة في البداية: There is a book on the table. There is some water. جمع: There are three chairs.
النفي: There isn't a lift. There aren't any seats. السؤال: Is there a bathroom? Are there any seats?
مو It's a book إذا تقصد الوجود
It's a book = هذا كتاب (تعرّف الشيء). There is a book = فيه كتاب (في المكان). إذا أحد سألك وش فيه بالغرفة، ابدأ بـ There is / There are.
صف غرفتك بثلاث جمل: There's a bed. There's a desk. There are two windows.
الاختصار There's
There's شائع في الكلام: There's a problem. There's a cafe here. للجمع لا تقل There's three chairs في الكتابة الفصحى للمبتدئ؛ قل There are three chairs.
تمرّن وأنت تمشي في البيت. كل غرفة جملة واحدة.
أمثلة
There is a book on the table.
فيه كتاب على الطاولة.
There's a cafe here.
فيه مقهى هنا.
There are two rooms.
فيه غرفتين.
There isn't a lift.
ما فيه مصعد.
There aren't any chairs.
ما فيه كراسي.
Is there a bathroom?
فيه دورة مياه؟
Are there any seats?
فيه مقاعد؟
There is some water.
فيه شوي ماء.
أخطاء شائعة
خطأThere is two books.
الصحيحThere are two books.
السبباثنين أو أكثر → are.
خطأIt is a shop near here. (بمعنى فيه محل)
الصحيحThere is a shop near here.
السببالوجود في المكان يُقال there is.
خطأThere have a park.
الصحيحThere is a park.
السببما نستخدم have بعد there بهذا المعنى.
تمرين
أكمل there is أو there are:
- ___ a phone on the desk.
- ___ three bags.
- ___ a park near my house.
- ___ any cups? (سؤال جمع)
- ___ a problem.
- ___ two windows in this room.
مفتاح الإجابة
- There is — There is a phone on the desk.
- There are — There are three bags.
- There is — There is a park near my house.
- Are there — Are there any cups?
- There is / There's — There is a problem.
- There are — There are two windows in this room.