Can someone help me with Spanish?

Question

Is there a separate verb for "to be" when it's talking about something that exists. Like, "The house IS over there." or "There ARE many people in this world."

For example, if I were to say, "Here's a list of Spanish words:" would I said, "Aquí es una lista de palabras." or what?

Answer 1

There is/there are = hay

"There are many people in this world", "Hay mucha gente en este mundo".

"Here's a list of Spanish words:", "Aquí hay una lista de palabras."

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Ser and estar both mean 'to be.' Very confusing when you look them up in a dictionary. There are many ways to think of them- The one I prefer is that estar usually refers to temporary things (They ARE playing football, he IS depressed.) whereas ser refers to more permanent things (He IS a boring person, they ARE all from mexico. There are exceptions, and there are even situations where both can work, but which you use can change the sentence's meaning.

For your example, it would be esta rather than es. Estar refers to where something is, ser to where something is from.

Googled a nice article on the two  verbs, too. http://spanish.about.com/cs/verbs/a/serv...

If you take formal classes, you will go over the differences in full detail, probably in your second or third year.

Answer 4

How much Spanish do you actually know to determine whether or not "hay" means "there is/are" but not "here is/are" ?

To answer your question, no, you cannot say it that way. "Aqui es una lista..." is incorrect syntax. You should say "Aqui hay una lista...". If you use "es", it would be proper saying "Esta es una lista..." (This is a list...).

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Answer 5

Well, you could use the word "hay"....like "aqui hay una lista de palabras"

"Hay mucha gente en este mundo"

by the way, the word hay, I think it comes from the word "haber", which means something like "to be"

Answer 6

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Answer 7

(Edit: Boo, sorry that my little homemade conjugation chart is messy, did the best I could. Left columns are first, second, and third person singular, right columns are first, second, and third person plural, respectively from top to bottom.)

Well, there are two different verbs that mean "to be" in Spanish. The first is "ser," which is used to describe permanent or long-lasting things, such as physical features, time, etc. The second, "estar," is used to describe temporary things, such as locations and emotions.

Here are the conjugations for each:

Ser

soy        somos

eres      sois

es          son

Estar

estoy     estamos

estás     estáis

está       están

Now, to answer your other question, any time you're talking about a location you would use "estar." So:

Here is a list of Spanish words.

Aquí está una lista de palabras de español.

Now, you're probably thinking that you aren't talking about a list that is located in a specific place, such as on a desk, etc. However, a list is, theoretically, still a temporary item. It won't always be in existence or always be there to refer to, right?

When you get into the differences between verbs in Spanish, it can get a little messy. I would ask a teacher or a similar aid to give you more specific details on when to use which verb. They could probably give a better explanation. :P