Meaning
‘There’re so many things‘ is a phrase that explains that you want/have to do many things. You may substitute ‘a lot’ for ‘many’.
Today’s Sentences
- There’re so many things to see.
- There’re so many things to eat here.
- There’re so many things I love about you.
- There’re so many things to be thankful for.
- There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
- Writer’s Note
01
There’re so many things to see.
Situation 1
Is this your first time visiting Prague?
Yes, it is.
How do you like it?
There’re so many things to see.
I love the architecture here.
Situation 2
Have you been to Amsterdam before?
Yes, this is my second time visiting.
There’re so many things to see.
You must love the city to visit twice.
My two favorite things to do here is visit the museum district and cycle on the bike paths.
02
There’re so many things to eat here.
Situation 1
Wow, look at all these terrace cafe and eateries.
There’re so many things to eat here!
Where should we go? What should we try?
Let’s try this little place.
The prices are reasonable too!
Situation 2
Check out all the food trucks.
There’re so many things to eat here!
We can buy a little from here and a little from there.
That’s such a great idea!
03
There’re so many things I love about you.
Situation 1
Why do you have feelings for me?
There’re so many things I love about you.
I love that you’re witty and have a heart of gold.
That’s sweet of you to say.
Situation 2
Do you even care about me?
There’re so many things I love about you.
How come you never express it?
I’m not used to expressing my feelings.
But I do try to show you as much as I can.
04
There’re so many things to be thankful for.
Situation 1
There’re so many things to be thankful for.
I agree.
What things are you grateful for?
I’m thankful for my family and a reasonable career.
But most of all, I’m thankful that I have you in my life.
I’m super glad to have you in my life too.
Situation 2
I hate this country, I hate people, and I hate my life right now.
Well, I’m sorry to hear that.
Because there’re so many things to be thankful for.
Like what?
Even the most basic things like clean air, a comfortable and beautiful city to live in, and a family that loves you.
05
There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
Situation 1
What did you do on the weekend?
I took my son to a park to throw some ball.
Does he like baseball?
I want him to.
There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
Situation 2
Summer break is around the corner.
Do you have any plans?
I’m going on a trip to Europe with my son.
That sounds like fun!
There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
I thought it’d be good for his development.
Writer’s Note
Differences between MUCH, MANY, and A LOT.
Here are some general rules:
‘Many‘ is used with countable plural nouns like boxes, wolves, or strawberries.
- There are so many boxes here.
- There are many wolves and other wildlife in this area.
- There are so many strawberries to pick today.
‘Much‘ can only be used with uncountable nouns like water, sugar, or luck.
- How much water can you drink?
- How much sugar is in the recipe?
- I haven’t had much luck.
‘A lot‘ can be used with both, countable and uncountable nouns.
- There are a lot of boxes in the back.
- There are a lot of wolves and other wildlife in this area.
- There are a lot of strawberries to pick today.
- You should drink a lot of water.
- There’s a lot of sugar in this recipe.
- I wish you lots of luck in your new job.
