Essential Spanish Flashcards
There is/there are
Hay
There is a dog in the house
Hay un perro en la casa.
There is a lot of dust in the house
Hay mucho polvo en la casa.
There are a lot of clean dishes in the dishwasher.
Hay muchos plantos limpios en el lavaplatos.
There are some cats there
Hay unos gatos allí.
There is no/There are no
No hay
There is nothing on the counter.
Not hay nada en el mostrador.
There is no furniture in the house.
No hay muebles en las casa.
There is no one in the library.
No hay nadie en la biblioteca.
There is nothing in the fridge.
No hay nada en la nevera.
Is there?/Are there?
?Hay?
Is there some water?
?Hay agua?
Is there a problem?
?Hay un problema?
Is there a wireless connection here?
?Hay una conexión inalámbrica aquí?
Are there many people at the market?
?Hay mucha gente en el mercado?
Haber – Conju.
Hay is a verb and can be conjugated.
There was a photographer on the beach
Había un fotógrafo en la playa.
There will be a building over there.
Habrá un edificio allá.
It’s/That’s
Es/Está
In Spanish, there’s no equivalent to saying “it’s” or “that’s”
You would simply use the equivalent of “to be” and omit the “it” or “that”
Remember there are 2 verbs for “to be” in Spanish (See Ser and Estar)
That’s very good!
!Está muy bien!
It’s difficult
Es difícil
It’s fun!
!Es divertido!
It my day off
Es mi día de descanso
It’s not a good story
No es una buena historia.
It’s not my fault
No es mi culpa
It’s not very comfortable.
No es muy cómodo.
That’s not yours
No es el tuyo.
Is it?, Is that?
?Es?/?Está?
Note that even when asking a question, only the verb is used.
Is that the right answer?
?Es la respuesta correcta?
Is it good?
?Es buena?
Is it dangerous?
?Es peligroso?
Is it cold?
?Está fría?
It/That + To be
Ser/Estar
Simply conjugate the verb to speak in the other tenses.
That was boring!
!Era aburrido!
It was my birthday
Era mi cumpleaños
It will be a good meal.
Será una buena comida.
It will be a good game
Será un buen juego.
