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Il sabato e la domenica ci sono molte feste.

Il sabato e la domenica ci sono molte feste.
On Saturdays and Sundays there are many parties.
From Lesson 42:The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il sabato e la domenica ci sono molte feste.

Why do we use il and la before the days of the week?
In Italian, using a definite article like il or la before a day of the week means the action happens regularly. It translates to "on Saturdays and Sundays" or "every Saturday and Sunday." If you just said sabato, it would mean "this coming Saturday." Notice also that domenica is the only day of the week that is feminine!
What is ci sono and why do we use it instead of c'è?
Ci sono means "there are". It is the plural version of c'è, which means "there is". Because the sentence talks about molte feste (many parties), which is plural, we have to use ci sono.
Why does the word for "many" end in "-e" (molte)?
The word molto changes its ending to match the noun it describes. Since feste (parties) is feminine and plural, molto changes to its feminine plural form, molte.
Why aren't sabato and domenica capitalized like they are in English?
In Italian, days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized unless they are the very first word in a sentence. Here, only Il gets a capital letter because it starts the sentence.

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