"In the bakery there is only one."
Translation:In pasticceria c'è solo uno.
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In this sentence there's not difference. Soltanto is an adverb, solo is an adbverb and an adjective. So when you have to translate an adverb you can use soltanto and solo in the same way, when you have to translate an adjective you can use only solo. Lui è solo ---> He is alone (lui è soltanto is wrong) Solo lui, Soltanto lui --> Just him, Only Him
Can someone explain when ci, li, etc. come before the subject. Did this not because of the contraction?
Lì è is the literal translation of there is. But literal translation is wrong. "Ci" used with no auxiliary verb "Essere" means "essere presente", "esistere", "essere a disposizione". So "c'è solo uno" means "è presente solo uno". "Ci sono solo due gatti" means "sono presenti due gatti".
