Haya/halla/aya, vaya/valla/baya, tuvo/tubo. Words that sound the same but mean different things.
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| tuvo (he had — tener) | tubo (tube/pipe) | verb vs noun |
| bello (beautiful) | vello (body hair) | adjective vs noun |
| bienes (goods/assets) | vienes (you come) | noun vs verb |
| bota (boot) | vota (he/she votes) | noun vs verb |
| barón (baron) | varón (male) | title vs gender |
| grabar (to record) | gravar (to tax) | different meanings |
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Word 3 |
|---|---|---|
| haya (subjunctive of haber) | halla (he/she finds) | aya (nanny — archaic) |
| hay (there is/are) | ay (ouch!) | ahí (there) |
| hecho (fact / done — hacer) | echo (I throw — echar) | |
| hola (hello) | ola (wave) | |
| hora (hour) | ora (he/she prays) | |
| ha (has — haber) | a (to — preposition) | ¡ah! (ah!) |
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| vaya (go — subjunctive) | valla (fence) | verb vs noun |
| cayó (he/she fell) | calló (he/she went silent) | caer vs callar |
| haya (subjunctive haber) | halla (finds) | verb forms |
| arroyo (stream) | arrollo (I run over) | noun vs verb |
| poyo (stone bench) | pollo (chicken) | bench vs chicken |
Haber = auxiliary verb / hay: Puede haber problemas. (There may be problems.)
A ver = let's see: A ver, ¿qué tenemos? (Let's see, what do we have?)
Test: can you replace with "let's see"? → a ver. Otherwise → haber.
Hecho = done/fact (from hacer): El trabajo está hecho. (The work is done.)
Echo = I throw (from echar): Echo la basura. (I throw out the trash.)
Te echo de menos. (I miss you.) — echar, not hacer!
Hay = there is/are: Hay un gato. (There is a cat.)
Ahí = there (location): Está ahí. (It's there.)
¡Ay! = ouch / oh: ¡Ay, me duele! (Ouch, it hurts!)
1. He had = _____. (tener preterite)
2. Espero que _____ comida. (subjunctive haber)
3. El trabajo está _____. (done — hacer)
4. Te _____ de menos. (I miss you — echar)
5. _____ un gato ahí. (there is)
6. "Let's see" = _____.
7. Ella se _____ cuando lo vio. (went silent — callar)
8. "Fence" = _____.
9. "Wave" = _____.
10. B and V in Spanish sound _____.
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