A new neighbourhood · Describing nearby services

Describing nearby services in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Describing nearby services.

Use there is for a singular item and there are for plural items. Start questions with Is there or Are there.

Context: A new neighbourhood. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

There is a bus stop outside our building.

توجد محطة حافلات خارج مبنانا.

There are two food shops on our street.

يوجد متجران للأطعمة في شارعنا.

There is a park behind the school.

توجد حديقة خلف المدرسة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: There is a bus stop outside our building.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: توجد حديقة خلف المدرسة.