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Il y a tellement de chaos que le bruit est insupportable.

Il y a tellement de chaos que le bruit est insupportable.
There is so much chaos that the noise is unbearable.
From Lesson 218:Intensity with nouns (tellement de... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Il y a tellement de chaos que le bruit est insupportable.

Why is it tellement de chaos and not just tellement chaos?
Because chaos is a noun. When expressing intensity with a noun (meaning "so much" or "so many"), you must include de to make tellement de. If you were describing an adjective, you would drop the de and just use tellement, for example tellement fort meaning "so loud".
Could I use tant de instead of tellement de here?
Yes! The expressions tant de and tellement de are completely interchangeable when used before a noun to mean "so much" or "so many". You could say Il y a tant de chaos que... and the meaning would be exactly the same.
How does que fit into this grammar structure?
The word que acts as a bridge linking the intense situation to its result. In the structure tellement de [noun] que, it translates directly to "that", giving us "so much chaos that the noise is unbearable."
How do you pronounce chaos in French?
It sounds like "kah-oh". Unlike the English pronunciation, the ch makes a hard "k" sound in French, and the s at the end is completely silent.
Is insupportable related to the English word "support"?
Yes, but beware of a slight change in meaning! In everyday French, the verb supporter often means "to bear", "to tolerate", or "to put up with" something negative. Because of this, insupportable translates perfectly to "unbearable".

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