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How do you say"Hay" in Spanish?

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If the H is silent, how do you say hay ? Is it like A or I? or do you say the h sound?

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updated ABR 5, 2010
posted by sanlee

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like the english 'eye'

updated ABR 5, 2010
posted by bill24
yes, they are very similar! - AntMexico, ABR 2, 2010
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Hi Sanlee: it pronounces like /ai/

(you are right the "h" is silent)

updated ABR 2, 2010
posted by AL123
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The "h" is silent. It's pronounced like you're saying the letter "i" in English.

updated ABR 2, 2010
posted by MacFadden
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It's supossed that /h/ is silent but people use to give them certain sound in certain words:

  • hiede > jiede
  • hediondo > jediondo
  • huarache > guarache
  • huevo > güevo

This usually happens in Mexico.

updated ABR 2, 2010
posted by AntMexico
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