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How to Say ‘There's a book club near here.’ in Portuguese

Há um clube de leitura aqui perto.

ah oong KLOO-beh deh lay-TOO-ra ah-KEE PEHR-too

[ah oong KLOO-beh deh lay-TOO-ra ah-KEE PEHR-too]

💬 Usage Tip: há also means "there is" or "there are", with no change for plural: há dois clubes "there are two clubs".

Phrase Breakdown

Há um clube de leitura

ah oong KLOO-beh deh lay-TOO-ra

There's a book club

'Há' means 'there is'. The 'h' is silent, so 'Há um' sounds like 'aum'.

Example

Há um clube de leitura na biblioteca.

There's a book club at the library.

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.

clube

[KLOO-beh]

club

Masculine noun for a club or group.

Example

Sou sócio do clube.

I'm a club member.

[deh]

(no direct translation)

Preposition linking 'importar-se' to the following verb.

Example

Importa-se de esperar?

Do you mind waiting?

leitura

[lay-TOO-ra]

reading

Feminine noun for the act of reading.

Example

Gosto de leitura.

I like reading.

aqui perto.

ah-KEE PEHR-too

near here.

'Aqui' (here) + 'perto' (near). Stress: a-QUI PER-to.

Example

Há um café aqui perto.

There's a café near here.

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.

perto

[PEHR-too]

near, close

Adverb of place; used with 'de' to mean 'near to'.

Example

O hotel fica perto do mar.

The hotel is near the sea.

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