Ch 50 · Lesson 17Spanish · Chapter 50 · Lesson 17 · Common mistake
hay, ahí or ay?
Three words, nearly one sound, and natives mix them up more than learners do.
The rule
is there is or there are, from . is there, the place. is the noise you make when it hurts. and sound identical, and in quick speech often runs together into the same sound, so the distinction lives mostly in writing, which is exactly why native speakers get it wrong so often - and why seeing the three laid out once tends to fix it for good.
Pick the right one
0/6Pick the right one: hay or ahí or ay.
mucha gente en la calle.
Ponlo , encima de la mesa.
¡! Me he hecho daño.
No nada que hacer.
Está , detrás de la puerta.
¡, qué dolor!
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