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How to Say ‘There's a nice bar’ in Portuguese

Há um bar giro

ah oong bar ZHEE-roo

[ah oong bar ZHEE-roo]

💬 Usage Tip: giro is everyday Portugal slang for "nice, cute, cool". It works for places, things and people, and it isn't used this way in Brazil.

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Calling someone giro or gira is a common light compliment for an attractive person.

Phrase Breakdown

Há um bar

ah oong bar

There's a bar

'Há' means 'there is'. The 'h' is silent, so it sounds like 'ah'. Link it smoothly to 'um'.

Example

Há um bar na praia.

There's a bar on the beach.

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.

giro

[ZHEE-roo]

cute / cool (masculine)

Very common informal European Portuguese word for something cute, nice or trendy.

Example

Que chapéu tão giro!

What a cute hat!

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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