You've already learned that the pronoun y is used to mean there (See Y = There (adverbial pronoun)).
Here is another usage of y.
Look at these sentences:
(Note that y can replace plural things too)
Note that the pronoun y can also replace a group introduced by the preposition à + [thing(s)]/[object(s)]/[location(s)] (but not a person), particularly with verbs that require à.
In such cases, you cannot replace the noun alone with a pronoun, you must replace the whole à + [noun] group with y.
ATTENTION:
In the case of people, the group à + [people] will be replaced by an indirect pronoun. See Replacing people with lui, leur = him, her, them (indirect object pronouns) and Me, te, nous, vous = Me, you, us, you (direct and indirect object pronouns).
Also see En can replace de + phrase (adverbial pronoun)
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