Lesson 3 - Hay, Interrogative words, Days and Months

Question 1

What words never follow the word “hay”

Answer 1

Definite articles - el, la, los, las
Hay una alfombra en la casa (There is a rug in the house)
Hay dos vasos en la mesa (there are two glasses on the table)
Hay tres libros en el piso (there are three books on the floor)

Question 2

What does the word “hay” mean?

Answer 2

There is
There are
Is there?
Are there?

Question 3

What happens when you use “hay” followed by a plural noun?

Answer 3

The article is omitted - example
Hay tigres en el zoologico (there are tigers in the zoo)
Hay estrellas en el cielo (there are stars in the sky)

Question 4

List ten interrogative words

Answer 4

Cómo? - How
Dónde? - Where
Quién? / Quiénes? - Who
Qué? - What (used before "ser" asks for a definition)
Cuál? / Cuáles? - Which / Which one(s)
Por qué? - Why
Cuánto? - How much
Cuántos / Cuántas? - How many (must agree in gender with the noun(s) they describe
Cuándo? - When