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How to Say ‘There's no hot water’ in Mexican Spanish

No hay agua caliente

noh eye AH-gwah kah-LYEN-teh

[noh eye AH-gwah kah-LYEN-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: hay works for both "there is" and "there are," and it never changes shape: no hay toallas "there are no towels." The h is silent, so it sounds like English "eye" (eye).

Phrase Breakdown

No hay agua

noh eye AH-gwah

There is no water

'Hay' means 'there is/are' and sounds like 'eye'. 'No hay' is how you say something is missing.

Example

No hay agua en la cocina.

There is no water in the kitchen.

Words in this phrase

No

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

hay

[eye]

there is / there are

Form of haber used to say that something exists or is available.

Example

Aquí hay una buena oportunidad para ti.

Here there is a good opportunity for you.

agua

[AH-gwah]

water

Feminine noun, but uses 'el' in the singular because it starts with a stressed 'a'.

Example

El agua está fría.

The water is cold.

caliente

[kah-LYEN-teh]

hot

Adjective for something with high temperature.

Example

Quiero un café caliente.

I want a hot coffee.

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