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

Há um bar giro aqui perto.

ah oong bar ZHEE-roo ah-KEE PEHR-too

[ah oong bar ZHEE-roo ah-KEE PEHR-too]

💬 Usage Tip: há "there is/there are" never changes, whether it's one bar or many. The h is silent: (AH).

Phrase Breakdown

Há um bar giro

ah oong bar ZHEE-roo

There's a nice bar

The 'h' in 'há' is silent. 'Giro' (nice, cool) is pronounced 'ZHEE-roo'.

Example

Há um café giro na rua.

There's a nice café on the street.

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!

aqui perto.

ah-KEE PEHR-too

near here

'Aqui perto' means 'close by'. 'Aqui' is 'uh-KEE', and the final 'o' in 'perto' sounds like 'oo'.

Example

Moro aqui perto.

I live 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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