あります for things, います for living beings — the existence verbs that power descriptions of any scene. With だけ and the か／も indefinites you can say exactly what's there and what isn't.
Take this lesson one step at a time. Try each quick check before revealing its answer, then take the quiz. Add vocabulary and grammar to your reviews to practise them over time.
1
Listen to the dialogue
Hear Japanese in a real exchange.
Dialogue会話
At the park.
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Quick check · What does 公園に何かいますか。 mean?
Is there anything in the park?
2
Understand the grammar
Learn the patterns used in this lesson.
あります／います
there is / there are (existence)
place に N が あります／います
あります is for inanimate things and plants; います is for people and animals.