This is the 18th most frequent French word.
il
"He" or "it" (third-person singular subject pronoun).
Here, 'il' is used as an impersonal pronoun for weather expressions.
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
It is cold today.
In this case, 'il' functions as the subject pronoun representing a male individual.
Il parle couramment français.
He speaks French fluently.
Here, 'il' is part of the impersonal expression 'il y a,' which means 'there is' or 'there are'.