How to Say ‘Is there / Are there’ in German
Gibt es
GIPT ess
[GIPT ess]
💬 Usage Tip: In questions with [gibt es], the thing you're asking about often comes right after it: [Gibt es einen Tisch ...?] Same pattern: [Gibt es noch Plätze?].
Phrase Breakdown
Gibt
[GIPT]
is there / are there
A common way to ask whether something is available or exists.
Gibt es noch einen freien Tisch für vier Personen?
Is there still a free table for four people?
es
[ess]
there / it
A pronoun used here in the fixed expression 'Gibt es' meaning 'is there' or 'are there'.
Gibt es heute einen Tisch am Fenster?
Is there a table by the window today?
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