'He has' is an English equivalent of 'il a'. The French phrase represents the third person singular of the present indicative of the infinitive 'avoir'. It's pronounced 'ee-lah'.
Il in French is "he" in English.
A-t-il? in French is "Has he?" in English.
Quand il... in French means "When he..." in English.
Il porte in French means "He wears" in English.
Est-il moche? in French is "Is he ugly?" in English.
Il fait froid in French is "It is cold" in English.
Comment est-il? in French means "How is he/it?" in English.
Il va in French means "He (it, one) goes" in English.
FRENCH- il est TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH- "it is" or "he is"
"Is there?" in English is Y a-t-il? in French.
He goes (English) -> il VA (French)
"He is..." is an English equivalent of the incomplete French phrase Il est... . The phrase also translates literally as "It is..." in English. The pronunciation will be "ee-ley" in French.