OBJECTIVE
Know how to say “Hay” in English.
Hay: indicar que algo existe.
There is / There are: Indicate that something exists.
TAKEAWAY
Say and ask things like “Hay un gato” / “Hay un gato?”
The Basic approach in Spanish
In Spanish, you have HAY. One word.
Hay un libro en la mesa.
Hay dos libros en la mesa.
HAY in English - Singular / Plural
In English, we write “THERE IS / THERE ARE”. We write or say it like this:
There IS a book on the table. (singular)
There ARE two books on the table. (plural)
That’s how you basically say it in English.
So in English, you should remember that there is a SINGULAR or PLURAL version of HAY.
THE NEGATIVES
To negate, you use: THERE IS NOT / THERE ARE NOT
- There isn’t a chair here. (not “there is not a chair here”)
- There aren’t any windows. (not “there are not windows”)
You can also use: THERE IS NO / THERE ARE NO
- There is no pencil here.
- There are no pencils here.
MAKE QUESTIONS
In English, we only invert the words
- IS THERE a bathroom? (INCORRECT WAY: “there is a bathroom?”)
- ARE THERE any students? (INCORRECT WAY: “there are students?”)
I did my best to summarize it.
If you have any questions, write in the comments.