English grammar
There is / there are + food
Ask what food there is and order something to eat.
From the scene What is there to eat?
In short
Use there is for one thing or food you can't count, and there are for more than one.
Your turn
Which one goes with one / can't count?
Options: there's soup · What is there to eat? · there are sandwiches
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one / can't count → there's soup
How it works
Use there is for one thing or for food you can't count, like soup.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) tortilla, sandwiches, salad and soup.
Options: There's · Is there
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There's tortilla, sandwiches, salad and soup.
Hay tortilla, bocadillos, ensalada y sopa.
Good to know
Use there are for more than one: there are no sandwiches, not "there is no sandwiches". Ask Is there…?
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Oh, sorry. There's no (blank).
Options: tortilla · soup · salad
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Oh, sorry. There's no soup.
Ay, perdón. No hay sopa.
Good to know
For an amount of food, say some: some soup, please.
asking What is there to eat?
Nuria
I'm hungry. What is there to eat?
Tengo hambre. ¿Qué hay para comer?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
I'm hungry. (blank)?
Options: What is there to eat · There's soup · There are sandwiches
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Nuria
I'm hungry. What is there to eat?
Tengo hambre. ¿Qué hay para comer?
one / can't count there's soup
Your turn
What goes with there's soup?
Options: asking · more than one · one / can't count
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there's soup → one / can't count
more than one there are sandwiches
none there's no soup / there are no sandwiches
Javi
There's no salad. There are no sandwiches.
No hay ensalada. No hay bocadillos.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
There's no salad. (blank).
Options: There's soup · There are no sandwiches · What is there to eat
Show answer
Javi
There's no salad. There are no sandwiches.
No hay ensalada. No hay bocadillos.
question Is there salad?
Common mistake
Not There is here. Sandwiches = more than one.
There's no salad. There are no sandwiches.
No hay ensalada. No hay bocadillos.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| asking | What is there to eat? |
|---|---|
| one / can't count | there's soup |
| more than one | there are sandwiches |
| none | there's no soup / there are no sandwiches |
| question | Is there salad? |
More lines from the story
- JaviThere's tortilla, sandwiches, salad and soup.Hay tortilla, bocadillos, ensalada y sopa.
- JaviOh, sorry. There's no soup.Ay, perdón. No hay sopa.
- JaviThere's... tortilla.Hay... tortilla.
- NuriaHmm... some soup, please.Mmm... una sopa, por favor.