How to Say ‘There's no cat’ in Mexican Spanish
No hay gato
noh eye GAH-toh
[noh eye GAH-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: hay means both "there is" and "there are", and its h is silent: (eye). With no in front, it means there isn't any: no hay tortillas.
Phrase Breakdown
No
[noh]
not
Used to make a word or group of words negative.
No voy a ir.
I am not going.
hay
[eye]
there is
A form of haber meaning there is or there are. It is very common for describing availability.
Hay un descuento para reservaciones temprano.
There is a discount for early reservations.
gato
[GAH-toh]
cat
A household pet; masculine noun.
Mi gato es negro.
My cat is black.
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