Bonjour
Which idiomatic phrase is used to describe where a general object is located ?
est ==> is
il y a ==> there is
et ==> and
à droite ==> on the right <em>(side) </em>on your right
<u>with a feminine object</u>
if you want to say "The (A) table is on the right side " ==>
"Il y a une table à droite". <em>(There is a table on the right side)</em>
<em>OR</em>
<em>La table est à droite (The table is on the right side)</em>
<em>OR</em>
<em>Elle est à droite. (une table : feminine noun = elle) => it's on the right side</em>
<u>with a masculine object</u>
The (A) store is on the right side
Il y a un magasin à droite. <em>(there is a store on the right side)</em>
<em>OR </em>
<em>Le magasin est à droite. T(he store is on the right side) </em>
<em>OR</em>
<em>Il est à droite</em> <em> (un magasin : masculine noun = il) ==> it's on the right side</em>
<u>with a plural noun</u>
Il y a des voitures à droite. <em>(There are cars on the right side)</em>
<em>OR</em>
<em>Les voitures sont à droite. (The cars are in the right side)</em>
<em>Elles sont à droite (They are on the right side)</em>
<em>As you noticed, when you write "there is" or "there are" in English, in French "il y a" is 'invariable". It never changes. Plural : il n'y a pas</em>
Just note that, as in English, you use an indefinite article (un, une, des) with "il y a" = 'there is' or 'there are'............
Hope it will help
Merry Xmas :)
