There is in Spanish

SPANISH COURSE

HAY - There is - There are in Spanish

How do we say there is / there are in Spanish?

There is / There are in Spanish is easy - It is "hay"
It is pronounced like eye or I in English.
There is no difference in singular and plural.
In English we often use "some" and "any" with "there is" in Spanish it is not necesary.
It is very easy. Please study the examples.

Spanish	English
Affirmative
There is a pencil on the table	Hay un lápiz sobre la mesa
There are two girls in the house	Hay dos chicas en la casa
There is some cheese in the fridge.	hay queso en el frigorífico
There are a lot of students in the class	Hay muchos estudiantes en la clase
There are too many young people without work	Hay demasiados jóvenes sin trabajo
Negative
There aren't any cats.	No hay gatos
There isn't any milk in the fridge.	no hay leche en el frigorífico
There aren't many boys in the village.	No hay muchos chicos en el pueblo
There is no school today	Hoy no hay colegio
There is nobody like you.	No hay nadie como tú
Interogative
Is there any ice cream?	¿hay helado?
Is there any life on other planets?	¿hay vida en otros planetas?
Are there any rats in my house?	¿hay ratas en mi casa?
Are there any flowers in the garden?	¿hay flores en el jardín?
Is there a party today?	¿hay una fiesta hoy?
Hay at other times.
There was a pencil on the table	Había un lápiz sobre la mesa
There will be no changes /There won't be any changes	no habrá cambios
There were thousands of deaths among the refugees	Había miles de muertos entre los refugiados
there would be a danger of explosion at high temperatures	habria peligro de explosion en temperaturas altas
There wasn't anyone at home	No había nadie en casa
Other examples
It's nothing / You're welcome	no hay de qué
What's up? / What's new?	¿qué hay?