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Getting started with Italian 3
Getting started with Italian 3

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4 Talking about the availability of something

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To talk about the availability of something (such as trains or buses or planes), you can use c’è or its plural form ci sono.

C’è un treno per Napoli?

Is there a train for Naples?

Ci sono posti liberi?

Are there any free seats?

C’è un Frecciarossa alle 19:45.

There’s a Frecciarossa train at 19:45.

There is no difference in word order between a statement – for example, C’è un treno – and a question – C’è un treno? To make a sentence sound like a question, you simply need to alter your intonation by raising your voice at the end.