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Y and en: all their uses

En replaces a phrase with de:

Y replaces a phrase with à (thing or idea) or a place (à, en, dans, chez, sur):

For a person, you normally use neither y nor en, but the stressed pronoun: Je parle de Paul → Je parle de lui. (I'm talking about him.) Je pense à mes parents → Je pense à eux. (I'm thinking of them.)

Fixed expressions: il y a (there is / there are), ça y est (that's it, done!), vas-y (go on!), on y va (let's go), s'en aller (to leave), j'en ai marre (I'm fed up), je n'en peux plus (I can't take it any more), je m'en fiche (I don't care).

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