Untuk membahasa inggriskan kata “ada”, bisa menggunakan frasa
1. There is (Digunakan jika benda hanya berjumlah satu). 2. There are (Digunakan jika benda hanya berjumlah lebih dari satu). Dimana pun, “are” selalu digunakan jika bendanya banyak. Dimana pun, “is” selalu digunakan jika bendanya 1. THIS = 1 THESE = BANYAK THAT = 1 THOSE = BANYAK Jika benda ada 1, maka tidak perlu tambah “s” dibelakang kata benda. Jika benda lebih dari 1, maka harus ditambah “s” dibelakang kata benda.
Ada 1 meja: There is one table.
Ada 2 kursi: There are two chairs. Ada 4 ruang: There are four rooms. Ada 5 bantal: There are five pillows. Ada banyak buku: There are many books. Ada 1 guling: There is a bolster. Ada 1 gayung: There is a bath scoop. Ada 2 closet: There are two closets. Ada banyak air di dalam bak mandi: there are much water in the bathtub. Disana, ada 1 almari: There, there is one cupboard Disini, ada 2 hewan peliharaan: Here, there are two pats. Ini 2 bukuku: these are my two books. Ini 1 bukuku: these is my one book. 1 buku: one book. 1 bukuku : my one book. Itu 2 bukuku: those are my two books. Itu 1 bukuku: that is my one book.