Hay

Question

Hi, I'm very much a beginner in spanish and I had a question.
The sentence put as a question: cuantos canicas hay? (with an accent mark over the a in cuantos) My question is how is this sentence to be translated in english, my best guess is: How many marbles are there? I guess my main question is can Hay which means "there are" or "there is" also mean "are there" or "is there". Thanks and sorry if my question is confusing

Answer 1

Thanks so much!

Answer 2

¿Cuántas canicas hay? Need agreement with the word cuántas and canicas. Your are correct that Hay= There is/are or ¿Hay? = Is there/ Are there? Very good, Leah!

Answer 3

¿Cuántas canicas hay?

Yes, your translation is right: "cuántas" means "how many", and "hay" can be translated as any combination of "there is", "is there", "there are", "are there".