Questions & Answers about No, no hay armario.
Why are there two nos at the beginning of the sentence?
The first no simply answers the question ("No,"), and the second no goes right before the verb hay to make it negative ("there isn't"). In Spanish, it is perfectly normal to say no, no like this when giving a negative answer. What exactly does hay mean here?
The word hay is a very useful verb form that means both "there is" and "there are". Here, no hay translates to "there isn't" or "there is no". It is a special form of the verb haber. Why doesn't the sentence say no hay un armario? Where is the word for "a"?
In English, we say "there isn't a wardrobe", but in Spanish, when you state that a general item does not exist in a place using no hay, you usually leave out the word for "a" (un or una). You just put the noun directly after the verb. How do I pronounce the "h" in hay?
The letter "h" in Spanish is always silent. Therefore, hay sounds exactly like the English word "eye". Learn No, no hay armario and more in Spanish
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