"y" and "e"

Question

I was watching lesson 2.10 when it came up with the sentence "Había humo e incendio en todas partes" From how it was used I'm guessing it means "and" just like "y" Could you please tell me what "e" means

Answer 1

and

From this definition:

1. y (in general); e [before i, hi]

So in this case "e" replaces "y" because the following word starts with an "i" sound.

While we're at it, 'o' (in general), 'u' (before 'o', 'ho'). - samdie, Oct 14, 2010