How to Say ‘There hasn't been any hot water since yesterday.’ in Mexican Spanish
No hay agua caliente desde ayer.
noh eye AH-gwah kah-LYEHN-teh DEHS-deh ah-YEHR
[noh eye AH-gwah kah-LYEHN-teh DEHS-deh ah-YEHR]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish uses the present no hay with desde where English says "there hasn't been." Same pattern: No hay luz desde el lunes "There's been no power since Monday."
Phrase Breakdown
No hay agua caliente
noh eye AH-gwah kah-LYEHN-teh
There is no hot water
'Hay' sounds like 'eye'. 'Caliente' is stressed on 'LYEN'.
En el hotel no hay agua caliente.
There is no hot water at the hotel.
Words in this phrase
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 / there are
Form of haber used to say that something exists or is available.
Aquí hay una buena oportunidad para ti.
Here there is a good opportunity for you.
agua
[AH-gwah]
water
Feminine noun that uses 'el' in the singular.
El agua está fría.
The water is cold.
caliente
[kah-LYEHN-teh]
hot
Adjective for something with high temperature.
Quiero un café caliente.
I want a hot coffee.
desde ayer.
DEHS-deh ah-YEHR
since yesterday
Shows when the problem started. Say it 'DES-deh ah-YEHR'.
No hay luz desde ayer.
There's been no electricity since yesterday.
Words in this phrase
desde
[DEHS-deh]
since
Marks the starting point in time.
Vivo aquí desde enero.
I've lived here since January.
ayer
[ah-YEHR]
yesterday
The day before today.
Ayer llovió mucho.
It rained a lot yesterday.
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