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Nous sommes dans le parc et les amis sont ici.

Nous sommes dans le parc et les amis sont ici.
We are in the park and the friends are here.
From Lesson 8:Plural definite articles (les)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous sommes dans le parc et les amis sont ici.

Does les change if the group of friends is all female?
No, it doesn't! The plural word for "the" is les, and it is exactly the same for both masculine and feminine plural nouns. You use les for les amis (masculine or mixed group) and les amies (all-female group).
How do you pronounce les amis together? Is the s silent?
You pronounce it with a "z" sound linking the two words: "lez-ami". Normally, the s at the end of les is silent. However, when the next word starts with a vowel (like amis), you connect them. This spoken link is called a liaison.
Why are there two different words for "are" (sommes and sont) in the same sentence?
French verbs change their spelling depending on the subject (who is doing the action). Sommes is the form of the verb être (to be) that always goes with nous (we). Sont is the form that matches a plural "they" subject, like les amis (the friends).
Should I pronounce the t at the end of sont?
Yes, it is very common to pronounce the t here! Because sont ends in a consonant and the next word (ici) starts with a vowel, you can link them together with a "t" sound: "son-tici".

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