3 Hay, Interrogative Words, Days, and Months Flashcards
The single Spanish word
“hay”
(pronounced like English eye)
means _____in English.
there is,
there are,
is there?,
and are there?
Spanish sentences with hay and English sentences with there is, there are follow the same pattern with regard to the inclusion or omission of definite and indefinite articles. The Spanish definite articles el, la, los, and las (English the) never follow hay.
Spanish sentences with hay and English sentences with there is, there are follow the same pattern with regard to the inclusion or omission of definite and indefinite articles. The Spanish definite articles el, la, los, and las (English the) never follow hay.
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Hay una alfombra en la casa.
There is a rug in the house.
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Hay un árbol en el jardín.
There is a tree in the garden.
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Hay dos vasos en la mesa.
There are two glasses on the table.
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Hay tres libros en el piso.
There are three books on the floor.
A question formed with hay uses the same word order as a statement. When written, it carries a question mark at the beginning and end, as all Spanish interrogative sentences do. When spoken, it should be pronounced with a rising intonation.
¿Hay una lámpara azul en la casa?
Is there a blue lamp in the house?
A question formed with hay uses the same word order as a statement. When written, it carries a question mark at the beginning and end, as all Spanish interrogative sentences do. When spoken, it should be pronounced with a rising intonation.
¿Hay una lámpara azul en la casa?
Is there a blue lamp in the house?
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¿Hay un libro en el baño?
Is there a book in the bathroom?
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¿Hay un hotel en la ciudad?
Is there a hotel in the city?
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¿Hay una mesa marrón en el cuarto?
Is there a brown table in the room?
To make a sentence negative, place no before hay.
No hay luz en el baño.
There is no light in the bathroom.
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To make a sentence negative, place no before hay.
No hay luz en el baño.
There is no light in the bathroom.
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No hay teléfonos aquí.
There are no telephones here.
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No hay revistas en el hotel.
There are no magazines in the hotel.
All interrogative words carry written accents; the accent marks do not affect the pronunciation of the word.
All interrogative words carry written accents; the accent marks do not affect the pronunciation of the word.
¿Cómo?
How?
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¿Cómo estás tú?
How are you?
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¿Cómo están los muchachos?
How are the boys?
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¿Dónde?
Where?
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¿Dónde está la casa del alcalde?
Where is the mayor’s house?
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¿Dónde estamos?
Where are we?
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¿Quién? (sing.), ¿Quiénes? (pl.)
Who?
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¿Quién está aquí?
Who is here?
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¿Quién es la persona con José?
Who is the person with Joe? ¿
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Quiénes están en el carro?
Who is in the car?
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¿Quiénes son ellos?
Who are they?
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¿Qué?
What?
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¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?
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¿Qué libro está en la mesa?
What book is on the table?
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¿Qué hay en el menú?
What is there on the menu?
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¿Qué? used before ser asks for a definition.
¿Qué es comunicación?
What is communication?
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¿Qué es esto?
What is this?
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¿Qué es filosofía?
What is philosophy?
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¿Cuál? (sing.), ¿Cuáles? (pl.)
¿Cuál? used immediately before ser asks for a selection or choice from among various possibilities.
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Which, which one? Which ones?
¿Cuál? used immediately before ser asks for a selection or choice from among various possibilities.
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¿Cuál es la capital de Perú?
What (which city) is the capital of Peru?
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¿Cuál es el problema?
What (which problem) is the problem?
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¿Cuál es el nombre de la niña?
What (which name) is the girl’s name?