How to Say ‘There is a lot of noise tonight.’ in French
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir.
eel ee ah boh-koo duh brwee suh swahr
[eel ee ah boh-koo duh brwee suh swahr]
Phrase Breakdown
Il y a
eel ee ah
There is / there are
An essential French expression used to say that something exists or is present.
Il y a du pain sur la table.
There is bread on the table.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
it
Part of the expression 'il y a' meaning 'there is/there are'.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir près du bar.
There is a lot of noise tonight near the bar.
y
[ee]
there
Used inside the fixed expression 'il y a'.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir à l'entrée.
There is a lot of noise tonight at the entrance.
a
[ah]
has / is
From avoir; in 'il y a', it means 'there is/there are'.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir dans cette salle.
There is a lot of noise tonight in this room.
Beaucoup de bruit
boh-koo duh brwee
A lot of noise
Expresses a large amount of sound or commotion.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit dans la rue.
There is a lot of noise in the street.
Words in this phrase
beaucoup
[boh-koo]
a lot of
Expression of large quantity.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir à cause du groupe.
There is a lot of noise tonight because of the band.
de
[duh]
of
Preposition used after quantity expressions.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir dans le fond aussi.
There is a lot of noise tonight in the back too.
bruit
[brwee]
noise
Loud sound that makes conversation harder.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir pour discuter ici.
There is a lot of noise tonight to chat here.
Ce soir
suh swahr
Tonight / this evening
Refers to the current evening or night period.
On sort ce soir.
We're going out tonight.
Words in this phrase
ce
[suh]
this
Used in the time phrase 'ce soir' meaning 'tonight'.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir, non ?
There is a lot of noise tonight, isn't there?
soir
[swahr]
evening / tonight
With 'ce', means 'tonight'.
Il y a beaucoup de bruit ce soir dans ce bar.
There is a lot of noise tonight in this bar.
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