How to Say ‘Is there a charge?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Hay algún cargo?
eye ahl-GOON KAHR-goh
[eye ahl-GOON KAHR-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: hay covers both "there is" and "there are", and it's pronounced (eye), because the h is silent. algún is the short form of alguno "any" before a masculine word.
Phrase Breakdown
Hay
[eye]
is there / are there
Form of “haber” used to ask whether something exists.
En «¿También hay...?», «hay» pregunta si existe algo.
In “Is there also...?”, “hay” asks whether something exists.
algún
[ahl-GOON]
any / some
Short form of 'alguno' before masculine nouns.
¿Tiene algún problema?
Do you have any problem?
cargo
[KAHR-goh]
charge / fee
An amount of money billed to you.
No hay cargo por cancelar.
There's no fee for canceling.
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