How to Say ‘There are already many people’ in Italian
Ci sono già molte persone
chee SOH-noh jah MOHL-teh pehr-SOH-neh
[chee SOH-noh jah MOHL-teh pehr-SOH-neh]
💬 Usage Tip: Use [ci sono] for [there are] with plural nouns, but [c'è] for [there is] with a singular one. For example: [C'è una fila] but [Ci sono molte persone].
Phrase Breakdown
Ci sono
chee SOH-noh
There are
Common expression used to indicate the existence or presence of people or things.
Ci sono due bagagli.
There are two bags.
Words in this phrase
Ci
[chee]
there
Used in 'ci sono' to introduce the existence of something.
Davanti al gate ci sono già molte persone.
In front of the gate there are already many people.
sono
[SOH-noh]
are
Part of the expression 'ci sono' meaning 'there are.'
Al terminal ci sono già molte persone in attesa.
At the terminal there are already many people waiting.
già
[jah]
already
Indicates that the situation is true now, perhaps earlier than expected.
Ci sono già molte persone al controllo passaporti.
There are already many people at passport control.
Molte persone
MOHL-teh pehr-SOH-neh
Many people
A quantity expression: molte means many, persone means people.
Ci sono molte persone qui.
There are many people here.
Words in this phrase
molte
[MOHL-teh]
many
Used with plural nouns to mean a large number.
Vediamo molte persone vicino al gate.
We see many people near the gate.
persone
[pehr-SOH-neh]
people
Plural noun for persons.
Le persone si muovono lentamente verso l'imbarco.
The people move slowly toward boarding.
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