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How to Say ‘Do you know a bar near here?’ in Italian

Conosci un bar qui vicino?

koh-NOH-shee oon bahr kwee vee-CHEE-noh

[koh-NOH-shee oon bahr kwee vee-CHEE-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Conosci un bar

koh-NOH-shee oon bahr

Do you know a bar

'Conosci' sounds like 'co-NO-shi'. In Italy a 'bar' is also a café.

Example

Conosci un buon ristorante?

Do you know a good restaurant?

Words in this phrase

Conosci

[koh-NOH-shee]

do you know

'Conoscere' for 'tu': to know or be familiar with a person or place.

Example

Conosci Marco?

Do you know Marco?

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

bar

[bahr]

bar, café

In Italy, a place serving coffee, drinks and snacks.

Example

Ci vediamo al bar.

See you at the bar.

qui vicino?

kwee vee-CHEE-noh

nearby?

'Qui' means here and 'vicino' means near. Say 'kwee vi-CHI-no'.

Example

Abito qui vicino.

I live nearby.

Words in this phrase

qui

[kwee]

here

Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.

Example

"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.

"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.

vicino

[vee-CHEE-noh]

near

Used with 'a' to mean close to.

Example

Abito vicino al mare.

I live near the sea.

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