Spanish grammar
Hay + food
Ask what food there is and order something to eat.
From the scene ¿Qué hay para comer? (What is there to eat?)
In short
Use hay to say what food there is, for one thing or many. No hay means there isn't any.
- what is there to eat? ¿qué hay para comer?
- there is / there are hay
- there is no soup no hay sopa
- tortilla / sandwiches tortilla / bocadillos
- salad / soup ensalada / sopa
Your turn
Which one goes with there is / there are?
Options: hay · ¿qué hay para comer? · no hay sopa
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there is / there are → hay
How it works
Use hay (there is / there are) to say what food a bar has. Hay is the same for one thing or many: hay tortilla, hay bocadillos. No hay = there isn't any.
what is there to eat? ¿qué hay para comer?
Nuria
Tengo hambre. ¿Qué hay para comer?
I'm hungry. What is there to eat?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Tengo hambre. ¿(blank)?
Options: Bocadillos · Qué hay para comer · No hay sopa
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Nuria
Tengo hambre. ¿Qué hay para comer?
I'm hungry. What is there to eat?
there is / there are hay
Javi
Hay tortilla, bocadillos, ensalada y sopa.
There's tortilla, sandwiches, salad and soup.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) tortilla, bocadillos, ensalada y sopa.
Options: Qué hay para comer · No hay sopa · Hay
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Javi
Hay tortilla, bocadillos, ensalada y sopa.
There's tortilla, sandwiches, salad and soup.
there is no soup no hay sopa
Javi
Ay, perdón. No hay sopa.
Oh, sorry. There's no soup.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ay, perdón. (blank).
Options: Qué hay para comer · Bocadillos · No hay sopa
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Javi
Ay, perdón. No hay sopa.
Oh, sorry. There's no soup.
tortilla / sandwiches tortilla / bocadillos
Javi
No hay ensalada. No hay bocadillos.
There's no salad. There are no sandwiches.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No hay ensalada. No hay (blank).
Options: qué hay para comer · no hay sopa · bocadillos
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Javi
No hay ensalada. No hay bocadillos.
There's no salad. There are no sandwiches.
salad / soup ensalada / sopa
Nuria
Mmm... una sopa, por favor.
Hmm... a soup, please.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mmm... una (blank), por favor.
Options: sopa · qué hay para comer · hay
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Nuria
Mmm... una sopa, por favor.
Hmm... a soup, please.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| what is there to eat? | ¿qué hay para comer? |
|---|---|
| there is / there are | hay |
| there is no soup | no hay sopa |
| tortilla / sandwiches | tortilla / bocadillos |
| salad / soup | ensalada / sopa |
More lines from the story
- JaviHay... tortilla.There's... tortilla.