hay

verb

1. there is, there are

   • ¿Hay un hotel cerca?
     Is there a hotel nearby?
   • Hay dos farmacias en el centro.
     There are two pharmacies downtown.

From haber. One form for one or many: hay un parque, hay dos parques. The h is silent: say ai.

Learn it in Unit 9: In the city: There is, it is: hay and está · A1