Learn Spanish (Latin America): Aquí hay un espejo nuevo y un reloj viejo. - There is a new mirror and an old clock here.

Aquí hay un espejo nuevo y un reloj viejo.

There is a new mirror and an old clock here.

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Why do we use hay here instead of a form of estar?

Hay means "there is" or "there are" and is used to point out that unspecific things exist, like "a new mirror" (un espejo nuevo). If we were talking about where a specific mirror is located, like "the new mirror" (el espejo nuevo), we would use está instead.

Why do nuevo and viejo come after the words they describe?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives (words that describe qualities like age, size, or color) usually go right after the noun. So "a new mirror" is written as un espejo nuevo (literally "a mirror new"), and "an old clock" is un reloj viejo.

Why is it un espejo and not uno espejo?

The word uno means "one", but when it comes directly before a masculine singular noun like espejo or reloj, it drops the final "o" and becomes un. It acts as the word "a" or "an" here.

If there were two mirrors and three clocks, would hay change?

No! The word hay is very easy to use because it never changes shape. It translates to both "there is" (for singular items) and "there are" (for plural items).