意语语法辅导：C’è and Com’è

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　　C’è (from ci è) and ci sono correspond to the English there is and there are. They state the existence or presence of something or someone.
2 w) ^0 Y/ O2 d( i" x+ ^1 K7 V) \　　C’è tempo; non c’è fretta. (There's time; there is no hurry.)
) _* f: i: J1 T2 l" ]　　Ci sono molti italiani a New York. (There are many Italians in New York.)
1 |; K8 X8 D$ i. p. K　　C’è and ci sono should not be confused with ecco (here is, here are; there is, there are), which is used when you point at or draw attention to something or someone (singular or plural).
0 U4 I0 v6 W9 H) B! d$ m3 ~! ]0 c! w& E　　C’è una parola difficile in questa frase. (There's a difficult word in this sentence.)
　　C’è and ci sono also express the idea of being in or being here/there.
　　Scusi, c’è Maria?— No, non c’è. (Excuse me, is Maria in?— No, she isn’t.)
, y+ ~0 N" O4 }4 i( R8 M　　Come is used with all persons of essere in questions to find out what people or things are like.
6 |4 B1 j) v; M5 R- t7 W: x2 ^　　Come sei? (What are you like?)
. L& ?" h5 \) U! O% O" a　　Com’è il museo d’arte moderna? (What is the museum of modern art like?)
/ p( v  k; }; D: r  ^' U　　Come + essere is used in exclamations.
　　Come sei biondo! (How blond you are!)
　　Com’è dolce questo caffè! (How sweet this coffee is!)
& m1 C- J0 f* S6 h　　Come sono buoni questi panini! (How good these sandwiches are!)
　　Note the word order: come + verb + adjective. The subject, if expressed, is at the end of the exclamation.
　　Com’è grande questo museo! (How big this museum is!)
% t' _9 }6 e9 H) K! P7 c　　Exclamations of this kind are used much more frequently in Italian than in English.
　　Com’è bella questa casa! (This is really a nice house! My, what a lovely house!)