How to Say ‘It is next to the bar’ in Italian
È accanto al bar
eh ahk-KAHN-toh ahl bar
[eh ahk-KAHN-toh ahl bar]
Phrase Breakdown
È accanto
eh ahk-KAHN-toh
It is next to
Accanto means beside or next to.
La farmacia è accanto.
The pharmacy is next door.
Words in this phrase
È
[eh]
is
Used to say where something is located.
La farmacia È accanto al bar.
The pharmacy is next to the bar.
accanto
[ahk-KAHN-toh]
next to
Shows location beside another place.
Il negozio è accanto al bar, proprio accanto all'ingresso.
The shop is next to the bar, right beside the entrance.
Al bar
ahl bar
To the bar / at the bar
A contraction of a + il, meaning to the or at the bar.
Ci vediamo al bar.
We’ll meet at the bar.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the / at the
Contraction of a + il, used here before bar.
In È accanto al bar, al unisce a e il.
In It's next to the bar, al combines a and il.
bar
[bar]
bar / café
A common Italian café or snack bar.
È accanto al bar dove prendiamo il caffè; quel bar è famoso.
It's next to the café where we get coffee; that café is famous.
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