mientras haya

as long as there is

→ mientras
phrase Rare #37,381
as long as there is Used to express a condition or duration; haya is the subjunctive form of haber and stays singular, even before plural nouns.
SP: Mientras haya comida, podemos quedarnos.
EN: As long as there’s food, we can stay.

Mientras haya gatos, me las arreglo.

As long as there are cats, I'll manage.

— El conformista (1971)

Dicen que mientras haya vida hay esperanza.

They say that as long as there is life, there is hope.

Mientras haya quien lo guarde y quien lo venda.

As long as there is someone to keep it and someone to sell it.

— Un profeta (2009)

No mientras haya cigarros y brandy.

Not while there are cigars and brandy.

— Titanic (1997)

¿Cómo podré dormir mientras haya adentro tierras desconocidas?

How can I sleep while there are unknown lands inside me?

Mientras haya vida, habrá esperanza.

While there is life, there is hope.

Mientras haya esperanza, existe la posibilidad.

As long as there is hope, there is possibility.

Mientras haya vida, hay esperanza.

While there is life, there is hope.