Hay
there is, there are · un, una, dos…
From the song
- En mi oficina hay una cafetera,
- hay dos chicos nuevos en el gimnasio,
- ¿Hay una farmacia cerca de aquí?
- en la nevera no hay nada, ¡qué pena!
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Hay or está? Something that exists (a, some, none), or where a thing you know is? Choose the form that fits.
Uno, dos, tres: ¿ un bar por aquí?
one, two, three: is there a bar around here?
Or listen and type: hear a line, write the missing words.
Learn hay and está in one song: hay says something exists (hay un bar, hay dos chicos, no hay nada); está says where a known thing is (el bar está en la plaza, mi teléfono está en el sofá). Hay goes with un, una, numbers and nada; está goes with el, la, mi and names.
Practice
Hay or está? Something that exists (a, some, none), or where a thing you know is? Choose the form that fits.
1.Uno, dos, tres: ¿ un bar por aquí?
one, two, three: is there a bar around here?
2.Sí, hay un bar, ¡ en la plaza!
yes, there's a bar: it's in the square!
3.En mi oficina una cafetera,
in my office there's a coffee machine,
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The grammar
there is, there are · un, una, dos…
where it is · el, la, mi…
Hay: there is, there are
Something exists: hay un bar, hay dos chicos, no hay nada
Está, están: where it is
Where a known thing is: el teléfono está en el sofá
No hay, no está
No goes first: no hay leche, mi novio no está
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For example: «Cerca de mi casa hay un bar, y el gimnasio está al lado.»
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