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Pero no hay nadie, es solo una voz.

Pero no hay nadie, es solo una voz.
But there is no one, it is just a voice.
From Lesson 85:Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Pero no hay nadie, es solo una voz.

Why does the sentence say no hay nadie instead of just hay nadie?
In English, we say "there is no one". But in Spanish, if a negative word like nadie (no one / nobody) comes after the verb, you must also put no before the verb. This creates a double negative: no hay nadie (literally "there is not no one").
Could I say no hay alguien to mean there isn't anyone?
No, Spanish doesn't use alguien (someone / anyone) in negative sentences. When you want to express "not... anyone", you must use the double negative structure with nadie: no hay nadie.
Doesn't the word solo usually mean alone?
Solo can mean "alone" when used to describe a person or thing, but here it means "only" or "just". You might sometimes see it written with an accent mark (sólo) to mean "only", though modern Spanish spelling rules say the accent isn't necessary anymore.
Where is the word for it in es solo una voz?
Spanish doesn't have a direct equivalent for the subject pronoun "it" in this type of sentence. The verb es (is) already includes the idea of "it is" based on the context, so no extra word is needed.

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