A hotel room · Checking what is in a room

Checking what is in a room in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Checking what is in a room.

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

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

Practical examples

There is a bed beside the wall.

يوجد سرير بجانب الجدار.

There are two towels in the bathroom.

توجد منشفتان في الحمام.

There is a kettle on the desk.

توجد غلاية على المكتب.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: There is a bed beside the wall.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: توجد غلاية على المكتب.