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How to Say ‘There's a nice bar right next door.’ in Portuguese

Há um bar simpático aqui ao lado.

ah oong bar seem-PAH-tee-koo ah-KEE ow LAH-doo

[ah oong bar seem-PAH-tee-koo ah-KEE ow LAH-doo]

💬 Usage Tip: Há means 'there is' or 'there are' and never changes: Há dois bares. The h is silent, so it sounds like (AH).

Phrase Breakdown

Há um bar simpático

ah oong bar seem-PAH-tee-koo

There's a nice bar

'Há' means 'there is'. The 'h' is silent, so 'Há um' sounds like 'ah-oong'.

Example

Há um café simpático na praça.

There's a nice café in the square.

Words in this phrase

Há

[ah]

there is / there are

Form of haver used to say that something exists.

Example

Há interesse em ouvir candidatos no evento.

There is interest in listening to candidates at the event.

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

bar

[bar]

bar

A place serving drinks; same as in English.

Example

O bar fecha às duas.

The bar closes at two.

simpático

[seem-PAH-tee-koo]

kind; nice

Adjective for a thoughtful gesture or a friendly person (not 'sympathetic').

Example

A tua avó é muito simpática.

Your grandmother is very nice.

aqui ao lado.

ah-KEE ow LAH-doo

right next door.

This says where the bar is: very close by. Your voice falls at the end because it is a statement.

Example

Moro aqui ao lado.

I live right next door.

Words in this phrase

aqui

[ah-KEE]

here

Refers to this place or this context nearby.

Example

Aqui, no evento, há muitas oportunidades de networking.

Here, at the event, there are many networking opportunities.

[ow]

to the / at the

Contraction of 'a' + 'o'; in 'ao lado' it means next to.

Example

A farmácia fica ao lado do banco.

The pharmacy is next to the bank.

lado

[LAH-doo]

side

Masculine noun for one edge of a shape, or a side of something.

Example

O quadrado tem quatro lados.

The square has four sides.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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