There is in Spanish

“There is” and “there are” in Spanish are both hay, a form of the verb haber, pronounced /ai̯/. It has no gender.

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An open hand held over a wooden table with three red apples on it. — hay /ai̯/ · verb form Hear the word

In a sentence

En la mesa hay tres manzanas rojas.

There are three red apples on the table.

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Grammar note

Hay means there is and there are: hay una manzana, hay tres manzanas. It comes from the verb haber and doesn't change for the plural.

How to remember it

Hay sounds like the English eye. Picture an eye looking at what's on the table: hay tres manzanas.

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